Ayanlar Höyük

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Ayanlar Höyük is an archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey. It is the remains of a settlement occupied during the early to mid Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period.[1] Located 30km west of Urfa, it was discovered in 2013. It is a large mound like Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe.[1] The site visibly belongs to the Taş Tepeler culture, but remains to be excavated.

  • Stone vessels decorated with animal motif, Ayanlar Höyük (8800-7000 BCE)
    Stone vessels decorated with animal motif, Ayanlar Höyük (8800-7000 BCE)
  • Top and bottom grindstones from Ayanlar Höyük
    Top and bottom grindstones from Ayanlar Höyük
  • Fragment of sculpture depicting the head of a leopard from Ayanlar Höyük
    Fragment of sculpture depicting the head of a leopard from Ayanlar Höyük
Ayanlar Höyük and other Neolithic centers located in the region.
View of Ayanlar Höyük from the North

Sources

  • Celik, Bahattin (27 December 2017). "A new Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in Southeastern Turkey: Ayanlar Höyük (Gre Hut)". Documenta Praehistorica. 44: 360–367. doi:10.4312/dp.44.22. ISSN 1854-2492.

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