Scholarly debate
The two faces are documented, but their intended meaning has not been established in the available field report or press coverage.
OBJECT RECORD · REPORTED · CHECKED 2026-10-22
Double-faced carved stone bead
Record
| Site | Sefer Tepe |
|---|---|
| Location now | Reported among the 2025 finds at Sefertepe. |
| Discovered | Presented in November 2025 reporting on the 2025 excavation season. |
| Dating | A 2025 report describes the find as PPNB and roughly 8,500 years old; the 2026 excavation abstract gives no object-specific calibrated date. The reported age is retained as published and is not converted to BCE. |
What is carved
A small bead has a human face carved on each side. The Ministry describes the material as black serpentine, while Türkiye Today reports black basalt; the material identification remains reported rather than analytically confirmed.
Interpretations
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