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New Karahantepe settlement may be older than Göbeklitepe

by Demirören News Agency

ŞANLIURFA, Turkey Nov 27, 2020 - 1:13 pm GMT+3
Archaeologists work at the historical site of Karahantepe, Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey, Nov. 27, 2020. (DHA Photo)
Archaeologists work at the historical site of Karahantepe, Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey, Nov. 27, 2020. (DHA Photo)
by Demirören News Agency Nov 27, 2020 1:13 pm
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Excavation work at settlements in the archaeological site of Karahantepe, located in Turkey's southeastern Şanlıurfa province, continues diligently. According to the latest data from the archaeological teams at the site, a new settlement that may be older than the prehistoric site of Göbeklitepe – which is crowned the world’s first temple and "zero point" of history – will be unearthed soon.

The surface survey works at Karahantepe, which is an alternative site nearby for tourists visiting Göbeklitepe, started in 1997. As part of the search, some T-shaped obelisks were detected that resembled the ones bearing wild animal figures in Göbeklitepe. Following the discovery, the first excavations in the region started with permission obtained from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums. The excavations have uncovered 250 obelisks featuring animal figures to date.

An aerial view from the archaeological site of Karahantepe, Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey, Nov. 27, 2020. (DHA Photo)
An archaeologist works at the historical site of Karahantepe, Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey, Nov. 27, 2020. (DHA Photo)

Speaking at the 10th International Resort Tourism Congress on Thursday, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that an intensive and rapid excavation program continues in Karahantepe. Ersoy said the teams will uncover a settlement that belongs to the Neolithic period, according to the first studies, in their next work.

"Göbeklitepe has a history of 12,000 years. Our new settlement in Karahantepe will be older. The comprehensive works will be sustained in the site under the supervision of professor Necmi Karul, the head of the excavation team, next year. We will probably have a new discovery that will make an overwhelming impression on the world again after Göbeklitepe," he said.

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