Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Turkey Unveils Neolithic Finds Reshaping Prehistoric Understanding
Turkey has found many new things from a long time ago in a place called Sanliurfa.
These things, like statues and jewelry, show that people back then were more advanced than we thought.
They had special beliefs, rituals, and were good at making things.
The most important places are Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe, which have very old buildings used for gatherings.
One special find is a big stone with a human face carved on it.
This helps us understand how people lived and what they believed in a long time ago.
Turkey unveiled 30 new Neolithic artifacts, including human and animal statues, figurines, and jewelry.
The finds are from Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe, sites dating back to 9,500 BC.
These sites are reshaping our understanding of Neolithic history and the transition to settled life.
A T-shaped pillar with a human face was discovered, representing the first known depiction of a human face on such a pillar.
The sites feature oval-shaped monumental structures up to 28 meters in diameter with T-shaped limestone pillars.
- Who
- Archaeologists and the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry
- What
- Unveiling of new Neolithic artifacts and sites
- When
- Wednesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Sanliurfa, Turkey
- Why
- To provide fresh insight into humanity's transition from hunter-gatherers to settled societies
- Location
- Sanliurfa, Turkey
- Time Period
- 9,500 BC
- Key Sites
- Gobeklitepe, Karahantepe
- Artifacts Found
- Human and animal statues, figurines, vessels, plates, necklaces, beads
- Significance
- Reshapes understanding of Neolithic history and transition to settled life
- Expected Visitors (2023)
- 800,000
- Project Name
- Stone Mounds project
- Number of Sites
- 12