“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.

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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
culture Pre-Pottery Neolithic
discoveredBy Klaus Schmidt
elevation approximately 760 metres above sea level
estimatedConstructionPeriod Pre-Pottery Neolithic A
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
estimatedConstructionStart 10th millennium BCE
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute
Şanlıurfa Museum
excavationStartDate 1990s
feature T-shaped megalithic pillars
central pillars in enclosures
circular enclosures
relief carvings of animals
stone walls
functionHypothesis ceremonial site
ritual center
hasReliefDepiction abstract symbols
wild animals
heritageDesignation Archaeological site of outstanding universal value
UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Şanlıurfa Province
locatedNear Şanlıurfa
locatedOn Anatolian Plateau
materialUsed limestone
meaningOfName Potbelly Hill
nameInEnglish Potbelly Hill
nameInTurkish Göbekli Tepe
linked to: Gobekli Tepe
nearbyCity Şanlıurfa
period Early Neolithic
region Southeastern Anatolia
significance evidence for early monumental architecture
one of the oldest known temple complexes in the world
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2018
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site

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Göbekli Tepe nameMeaning “Potbelly Hill” in Turkish
subject linked to: Gobekli Tepe