Karahan Tepe

11,400-year-old village challenges ideas

Site Id: 470
Locality: Şanlıurfa
Address: Karahan Tepe, Haliliye, Şanlıurfa, Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi, Türkiye
Coordinates: 37.09252482124832, 39.30358886718751
Period: Neolithic

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Mahmut Bozarslan (VOA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Wikipedia Description

The site is located near Yağmurlu and roughly 46 kilometers east of Göbekli Tepe, which is often called its sister site.[4][5][6] It is part of the Göbeklitepe Culture and Karahantepe Excavations project. The area is known as “Keçilitepe” by local people. It is part of a region of similar sites now being uncovered known as the Taş Tepeler.[4][7] More on Wikipedia

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Mahmut Bozarslan (VOA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Maps of Karahan Tepe archeological site, located in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye.

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