Ayanlar Höyük
Şanlıurfa, Karaköprü · Archaeological site
Photo: 2017 Bahattin Celik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Şanlıurfa / Karaköprü
- Elevation
- 728 m
- Wikidata
- Q132182828
About
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. Located 30km west of Urfa, it was discovered in 2013. It is a large mound like Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe. The site visibly belongs to the Taş Tepeler culture, but remains to be excavated.
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Location
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