The Taş Tepeler (Turkish, literally 'Stone Hills') is an upland area in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, near the city of Şanlıurfa.

The area has a number of significant prehistoric archaeological sites,[1] including twelve sites with the characteristic T-shaped obelisks well known from Göbekli Tepe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Göbekli Tepe, Nevalı Çori, Şanlıurfa – Yeni Mahalle, Karahan Tepe, Hamzan Tepe, Sefer Tepe, Taşlı Tepe, Kurt Tepe, Harbetsuvan Tepe, Sayburç and Ayanlar Höyük. The obelisks are characteristic of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period in the region. It appears that these settlements were covered with soil and abandoned, with all seeming to have disappeared by the end of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Türkiye illuminates its Neolithic Heritage with TAŞ TEPELER | TGA" (in Turkish).
  2. ↑ "Turkey's Taş Tepeler marks the beginning of civilization". Arkeonews. 13 October 2021.

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