Tepehan Höyük
Survey onlyNot open to visitorsReported
Called the fourth large PPN mound after Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe and Ayanlar (about 112 decares), but almost entirely ploughed. It is one of the most promising undug sites.
The record
- Dating
- PPN only (surface) · Çelik (TTK)
- Found
- 2017 (Bahattin Çelik survey) · Çelik (TTK)
- Finds
- Grinding stones, chlorite vessel fragment, Byblos points, sickle blades (surface) · Çelik (TTK)
- Excavation
- Surveyed
- Visiting
- Farmland; unexcavated. · Çelik, checked 19 Oct 2026
- District
- Not stated (30 km N of Şanlıurfa)
Sources · 1
- Şanlıurfa İli Neolitik Dönem Yüzey Araştırması Sonucunda Ortaya Çıkan Yeni Bilgi ve Bulgular (B. Çelik)Türk Tarih Kurumu (PDF) · c. 2020-2022