Gobekli Tepe reconstruction, Sanliurfa Museum, Urfa, Turkey
T-shaped pillars, 6m high, surrounded by 12 other pillars, all carved with reliefs of human or animal deity symbols, forming Temple D, c. 9500-8500 BC, at Gobekli Tepe, reconstruction, in Sanliurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museums, or Sanliurfa Museum, in Sanliurfa, or Urfa, the site of ancient Edessa, Turkey. The Gobekli Tepe site consists of 23 circular or oval structures up to 30m wide, 6 of which have been excavated, used for ritual or religious purposes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50384429
Media ID
50384429
Size
8268px x 5698px
(15.2MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2025
Pick your License
Restrictions Only for Ireland and United Kingdom and United States Of America
Gobekli Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Monumental Museums Muzesi Prehistory Sanliurfa Tepe Turkiye Urfa
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > COH
