Scholarly debate
The excavation newsletter records the form of this relief without assigning a specific meaning to the snakes or the round object.
OBJECT RECORD · ESTABLISHED · CHECKED 2026-10-23
Pillar 57
Göbekli Tepe · Enclosure H
Motifs in cited sourcesSnake
Pillar 57
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Record
| Site | Göbekli Tepe |
|---|---|
| Enclosure | Enclosure H |
| Location now | In the outer ring around the central area of Enclosure H at Göbekli Tepe |
| Dating | Enclosure H is assigned to the PPNA (10th millennium BC) in the cited DAI excavation newsletter. |
What is carved
The DAI excavation newsletter reports a relief on the front of Pillar 57: two antithetic snakes with a round object between them.
Interpretations
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