Gebaute Gemeinschaft Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler und das Leben vor 12.000 Jahren

Noch bis zum 19.07. läuft in der James-Simon-Galerie der Staatlichen Museen #Berlin die vom VAM und den türkischen Kolleg:innen kuratierte Ausstellung #GebauteGemeinschaft über #Göbeklitepe, #TasTepeler und das Leben vor 12.000 Jahren:

www.smb.museum/ausstellunge...

Zwei archäologische Zeitschriften auf einem Holztisch. Auf dem Cover der Antiken Welt eine Aufnahme von den Ausgrabungen am Göbeklitepe, auf dem von Archäologie in Deutschland die Portraitzeichnung der Schamanin von Bad Dürrenberg.

Im Sachen prähistorischer #Archäologie 🏺 ist das Wissenschaftsregal im Zeitungskiosk mit #AntikeWelt zu den #TasTepeler samt #Göbeklitepe und #ArchäologieInDeutschland zu #Schamanismus samt #BadDürrenberg​er "Schamanin" übrigens gerade recht lohnend und kurzweilig ausgestattet, würd' ich sagen. 😉

So yeah, I went back. To that #TasTepeler exhibition here in Berlin - and down memory lane.

🏺👉 www.smb.museum/ausstellunge...

Building community Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler and life 12,000 years ago

There's a great new archaeological exhibition at #Berlin​'s James-Simon-Gallery just opened, showing our finds from #GöbekliTepe and other #TasTepeler sites never before seen outside Urfa officially opened tonight - and it's spectacularly well worth the visit:

www.smb.museum/en/exhibitio...

"Gebaute Gemeinschaft" in der James-Simon-Galerie Vor etwa 12.000 Jahren geschieht etwas Erstaunliches: Menschen bleiben an einem Ort und werden sesshaft. In der heutigen Türkei haben Archäolog:innen Spuren dieser ersten Siedlungen gefunden – überras...

Auch der @rbb24.de zeigt einen Kurzbeitrag zur archäologischen #TasTepeler​-Kultur (auch wenn der Reporter hier die #GöbekliTepe​-Forschungsgeschichte mit Nevali Cori durcheinandergebracht hat - dem Fundort, an dem in d. 1980ern erstmals T-Pfeiler entdeckt wurden):

www.rbb-online.de/rbbkultur-ma...

Als alle gleich waren: Eine große Berliner Ausstellung zeigt, wie die Menschen sesshaft wurden Tanzen und Musizieren im magischen Zauber: In der James-Simon-Galerie kann man sehen, wie die Menschheit in Göbeklitepe im Vorderen Orient ortsfeste Dörfer erfand. Es war eine Gesellschaft der absolut...

Seit Freitag wird in der James-Simon-Galerie die Ausstellung #GebauteGemeinschaft über die neolith. #TasTepeler gezeigt.

Für den @tagesspiegel.de berichtet R. Brockschmidt - und ordnet dabei auch unsere @dai-weltweit.bsky.social​-Forschungen am #GöbekliTepe ein:

www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/als-a...

“The Earliest 3D Story”, Necmi Karul on Karahantepe's Latest Discoveries | TheCollector An interview with Prof. Necmi Karul about Karahantepe’s Neolithic finds and the earliest three-dimensional storytelling scene.

With all these recent #TasTepeler news and finds this barely three weeks old interview with Necmi Karul almost seems a bit outdated - but still offers some really fascinating insight into this ongoing large-scale #Neolithic research project in Türkiye:

🏺 www.thecollector.com/karahantepe-...

Whenever you think these days that the #TasTepeler sites have already turned everything we thought we knew about the early SE Anatolian #Neolithic upside down after so many years of digging at Göbekli Tepe, they come up with something even crazier ...

Amphitheater-like Structure Unearthed at Karahantepe - Archaeologs A Neolithic architectural structure, used for ritual purposes and resembling an amphitheater, has been brought to light at the Karahantepe Archaeological Site in Şanlıurfa.

Amphitheater-like Structure Unearthed at Karahantepe

#archaeology #news #karahantepe #tastepeler #neolithic

www.archaeologs.com/n/amphitheat...

Torso and head of a human stone sculpture, apparently standing in a glass showcase standing in the landscape (grass and soil is visible in the background) - the rib cage es emphasised with carved lines, the bald head has a only vaguely depicted nose and thick lips and eyes with horizontal lines.

The more of these other #TasTepeler sites in SE #Türkiye is coming to light, the more fascinating the early #Neolithic of the region gets:

arkeonews.net/a-stunning-t...

Have a look at this just announced sculpture from #Sayburc, emphasized ribs already hinting at death, but there's more ... 🏺💀

First Human-Faced Pillar Discovered at Karahantepe - Archaeologs Recent archaeological excavations at Karahantepe have brought to light a remarkable find from the depths of prehistory: a T-shaped pillar bearing the depiction of a human face. This discovery reshapes...

First Human-Faced Pillar Discovered at Karahantepe

#archaeology #karahantepe #tastepeler #gobeklitepe #news #neolithic #turkiye

www.archaeologs.com/n/first-huma...

The ancient sites finally revealing the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age civilisation The civilisation, now known as the Taş Tepeler culture, appears to have had a fertility-centred belief system

There's been a bit of #TasTepeler coverage in the @the-independent.com - paywalled though, and to be honest, I'm not sure I'd happly buy into the whole "Stone Age Civilization" stuff, but still:

🏺 www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

Hard to believe that this time last year we were filming in Türkiye. Here's our account of our last day at #GöbekliTepe - people were living there you know! youtu.be/2ASQ9PTRXPo?... #RealArchaeology #TasTepeler

photos from Göbekli Tepe. Up from 2010, down two photos with the roof & new path installation in 2024

two photos of Göbekli Tepe, up: 2010 / down: 2024

2010 vs. 2024 Göbekli Tepe / Türkiye 🏺
#göbeklitepe #gobeklitepe #tastepeler #worldneolithiccongress #dünyaneolitikkongresi #archaeology #neolithic #şanlıurfa

But how did they do it? How could these Neolithic hunters quarry those huge limestone T-pillars we now breathlessly admire at #TasTepeler sites like #GöbekliTepe, #Karahantepe and others? 😲🤔

How? - Well, they made clever use of the local geology. And Matt's video here shows this pretty good. 🏺👍

When it comes to the (Pre-Pottery) #Neolithic, the #dead (or significant parts of them) not seldom are, collectively, in or behind the walls.

Some really interesting #TasTepeler reporting here (from #Sefertepe this time).

CW: #HumanRemains 💀🏺

Evidence of early kitchen culture found in Türkiye's Karahantepe - Türkiye Today Discover groundbreaking evidence of early kitchen culture in Karahantepe, Sanliurfa, as Chef Omur Akkor reveals findings dating back 11,500 to 12,000 years. Explore how ancient food preparation practi...

In case anyone's interested in a bit 🏺 context beyond a tongue-in-cheek comment (sorry bout that, Turkish Airlines 😉):

THY's referring to the Neolithic #TasTepeler sites in SE Türkiye here, to latest reports about "bread-making activities" from #Karahantepe:

www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/evid...

Türkiye's Sefertepe excavations reveal ancient vulture ornaments Researchers discovered a leopard-shaped bead and another featuring a vulture and human figure, highlighting ancient artistry and trade connections beyond...

New from SE #Türkiye's 🇹🇷 early #Neolithic #TasTepeler excavations 🏺 …

A leopard-shaped jade bead - and another one featuring a vulture as well a human figure from #Sefertepe:

www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/turk... via Daily Sabah

Screenshot of an article abstract, reading: "Sayburç a mid-9th millennium BC sitein the foothills of the Eastern Taurus Eylem Özdoğan, Department of Archaeology, İstanbul University A Pre-Pottery Neolithic site at Sayburç is currently being studied as part of the ªanlıurfa Neo -lithic Research Project – Taº Tepler (Türkiye), which is focused on the Neolithic Period at the ªanlı­urfaPlateau. The settlement belongs to the early sedentary societies on the plateau, characterized by monu-mental buildings, T-shaped pillars, and rich symbolic elements that distinguish the region from its con-temporaries in Southwest Asia. A growing body of evidence indicates that rituals and the associated sym bolism and narratives play a pivotal role in the formation of the region’s early sedentary societies. The construction of special buildings in Sayburç, situated close to dwellings and accompanied by asso-ciated symbolism, illustrates the intertwining of the sacred with everyday life."

Oh, while we're talking about early #Neolithic #archaeology 🏺 - how about Eylem Özdoğan's latest paper (Documenta Praehistorica LI, 2024) on the ongoing #excavations at #Sayburc (yes, another of the #TasTepeler T-pillar sites) for some more weekend reading?

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