New Neolithic cult centres and domestic settlements in the light of Urfa Region Surveys
The present study concerns Neolithic period cult centres and settlements discovered recently during surface surveys in the central district of Urfa (Sanlıurfa) region in south-eastern Turkey. The presence of T-shaped pillars was ascertained at Ayanlar Höyük and Kurt Tepesi cult sites. Other settleme...
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| description | The present study concerns Neolithic period cult centres and settlements discovered recently during surface surveys in the central district of Urfa (Sanlıurfa) region in south-eastern Turkey. The presence of T-shaped pillars was ascertained at Ayanlar Höyük and Kurt Tepesi cult sites. Other settlements are domestic settlements arranged around cult centre settlements. Some sites belong to Pre Pottery Neolithic, and the others to Pottery Neolithic. They are believed to be coeval with Göbekli Tepe and Nevali Çori cult sites.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e180e56ac9142c2959c92b77a47bf2e2023-01-18T09:20:23ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922015-12-014210.4312/dp.42.25New Neolithic cult centres and domestic settlements in the light of Urfa Region SurveysBahattin Celik0Department of Archaeology, University of Ardahan, ArdahanThe present study concerns Neolithic period cult centres and settlements discovered recently during surface surveys in the central district of Urfa (Sanlıurfa) region in south-eastern Turkey. The presence of T-shaped pillars was ascertained at Ayanlar Höyük and Kurt Tepesi cult sites. Other settlements are domestic settlements arranged around cult centre settlements. Some sites belong to Pre Pottery Neolithic, and the others to Pottery Neolithic. They are believed to be coeval with Göbekli Tepe and Nevali Çori cult sites. https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/3133SanlıurfaPottery and Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN)cult buildingsround buildingsdomestic buildings |
| spellingShingle | Bahattin Celik New Neolithic cult centres and domestic settlements in the light of Urfa Region Surveys Documenta Praehistorica Sanlıurfa Pottery and Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) cult buildings round buildings domestic buildings |
| title | New Neolithic cult centres and domestic settlements in the light of Urfa Region Surveys |
| title_full | New Neolithic cult centres and domestic settlements in the light of Urfa Region Surveys |
| title_fullStr | New Neolithic cult centres and domestic settlements in the light of Urfa Region Surveys |
| title_full_unstemmed | New Neolithic cult centres and domestic settlements in the light of Urfa Region Surveys |
| title_short | New Neolithic cult centres and domestic settlements in the light of Urfa Region Surveys |
| title_sort | new neolithic cult centres and domestic settlements in the light of urfa region surveys |
| topic | Sanlıurfa Pottery and Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) cult buildings round buildings domestic buildings |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/3133 |
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