Karahantepe Photo Gallery

The limestone ridge of Karahantepe — the hilltop where 11,000 years of silence ended

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Excavation complex — the scale of Karahantepe begins to emerge from the hillside

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Structure AB — ten bedrock pillars and an additional inserted stone element

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Structure AB viewed from above — the arrangement of the rock-cut space and its pillars

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The bedrock pillars of Structure AB, distinct from the T-shaped pillars elsewhere at the site

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Panoramic view of the excavated Structure AB complex

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The human head projecting from Structure AB’s western wall, beside the bedrock pillars

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T-shaped pillars elsewhere at Karahantepe, distinct from Structure AB’s pillars

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Carved human heads in Karahantepe’s Neolithic imagery

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Structure AB — the architectural setting of the head projecting from the rock wall

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Sculptural features within the excavated architecture

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Pillars and sculpture in architectural context

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T-shaped pillars and masonry in the Karahantepe excavation

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T-shaped pillars in the architectural setting of Karahantepe

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Karahantepe site — the excavation area set against the vast southeastern Anatolian steppe

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Visitors on the protected walkway — following the path of discovery above the chambers

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The approach to Karahantepe — the Şanlıurfa plain stretching to the horizon

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Excavated architectural features at Karahantepe

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The Karahantepe valley — the terrain that sheltered this Neolithic community for millennia

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