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T-shaped Neolithic stelae at Sefertepe, Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa

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Établissement

Sefertepe

Seyfi Cem Baskin

8000 av. J.-C. – 6500 av. J.-C.

A Pre-Pottery Neolithic Taş Tepeler site in Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa, with T-shaped stelae, a skull room, micro-carved beads, and human-face reliefs announced in late 2025.

NeolithicPre-Pottery Neolithic
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Intérêt 48

Localisation

Turquie

37.19°N · 39.49°E · Asie

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District

Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa

Horizon

PPN T-shaped pillars (Taş Tepeler)

2025 finds

Two north-facing human-face reliefs

Survey

Çelik / Güler Viranşehir PPN list

“Sefertepe shows that skull deposition, face reliefs, and T-stelae were regional habits, not unique to the two best-known Şanlıurfa hills.”

Localisation

Aperçu

Sefertepe (Sefer Tepe) occupies a low rise in Viranşehir district, about 70 km east of Şanlıurfa, between the Eskikale and Kırbalı neighbourhoods. It belongs to the T-pillar horizon defined at Göbekli Tepe. Bahattin Çelik and colleagues recorded the site in surveys of Viranşehir; systematic excavation under Taş Tepeler intensified in 2024-2025.

The surface shows T-shaped stelae. Subsurface work has produced a special room with human skulls, an 8,500-year-old micro-carved bead, and, in November 2025, two human-face reliefs on limestone blocks of a platform, facing north: one high-relief face with modelled features, one more stylised low relief. Dates cluster around the late 9th to 8th millennium BCE.

Sefertepe is less famous than Göbekli or Karahan, which is exactly why it belongs on this atlas: Taş Tepeler is a landscape of many hills, not two icons. Compare Sayburç for domestic architecture and Karahan Tepe for carved human imagery.

Pourquoi c'est important

Sefertepe shows that skull deposition, face reliefs, and T-stelae were regional habits, not unique to the two best-known Şanlıurfa hills. The 2025 reliefs keep the site in the current excavation news cycle alongside Karahan and Sayburç.

Preuves et interprétation

Distinguer ce qui est bien établi de ce qui reste débattu.

Faits bien établis

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  • T-shaped stelae and PPN architecture place Sefertepe in the Şanlıurfa T-pillar group.
  • 2025 reports describe two human-face reliefs on a limestone platform, oriented north.

Inférences savantes

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  • Skull-room and bead finds belong to the same symbolic package as other Taş Tepeler special buildings.

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Atlas Anatolia. (8000). Sefertepe. Atlas Anatolia. https://atlasanatolia.com/fr/site/sefertepe

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Sources

  • New pre-pottery neolithic settlements from Viranşehir District — Güler, Mustafa; Çelik, Bahattin; Güler, Gül (2012)
  • Human face reliefs and skull room at Sefertepe — Altuntaş, Leman (report) (2025)

Questions fréquentes

Où se trouve Sefertepe ?

Sefertepe est situé à/en Turkey.

De quand date Sefertepe ?

Sefertepe remonte approximativement à 8000 av. J.-C. – 6500 av. J.-C..

Quelles civilisations sont associées à Sefertepe ?

Sefertepe est associé à la civilisation Pre-Pottery Neolithic.

Pourquoi Sefertepe est-il important ?

Sefertepe shows that skull deposition, face reliefs, and T-stelae were regional habits, not unique to the two best-known Şanlıurfa hills.

Sefertepe est-il inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO ?

Sefertepe n'est pas actuellement inscrit sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.

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