“Potbelly Hill” in Turkish
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“Potbelly Hill” is the English translation of the Turkish name “Göbekli Tepe,” an ancient archaeological site in southeastern Turkey considered one of the world’s oldest known temple complexes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Göbekli Tepe | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ temple complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith | hunter-gatherer societies ⓘ |
| burialStatus | intentionally backfilled in prehistory ⓘ |
| chronology | 10th–8th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| countryCode | TR ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Southeastern Anatolia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Pre-Pottery Neolithic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Klaus Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 760 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionPeriod |
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionStart | 10th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
German Archaeological Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Şanlıurfa Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1990s ⓘ |
| feature |
T-shaped megalithic pillars
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central pillars in enclosures ⓘ circular enclosures ⓘ relief carvings of animals ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| functionHypothesis |
ceremonial site
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ritual center ⓘ |
| hasReliefDepiction |
abstract symbols
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wild animals ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Archaeological site of outstanding universal value
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Şanlıurfa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Şanlıurfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Anatolian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Potbelly Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInEnglish | Potbelly Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInTurkish | Göbekli Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Şanlıurfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Early Neolithic ⓘ |
| region | Southeastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early monumental architecture
ⓘ
one of the oldest known temple complexes in the world ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Göbekli Tepe