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Sayburç

Sayburç
Relief at Sayburç
Sayburç is located in Turkey
Sayburç
Location in Turkey
LocationŞanlıurfa Province, Turkey
Coordinates37°06′40.46″N 38°37′14.51″E / 37.1112389°N 38.6206972°E / 37.1112389; 38.6206972
TypeSettlement
History
Foundedc. 9000 BCE
PeriodsPre-Pottery Neolithic A to B
Site notes
Discovered2021

Sayburç is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9th millennium BCE) archaeological site in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.[1] The site is in the same geographical region as Göbekli Tepe.[1] The relief is original in that it seems to depict a narrative scene with multiple actors, whereas other known sites depict figures individually.[1]

Site

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The site is part of the Göbekli tepe Culture. It is part of a region of similar sites now being uncovered known as the Taş Tepeler.[2][3]

Five figures appear in the 3.7 meters long relief, one central figure in high relief and the others in flat relief. The central human figure holds his penis in his right hand.[4] He seems to be in a seated position, with his knees slightly bent. He has a round face, large ears, bulging eyes and thick lips. His torso displays a triangular-shaped necklace or neckband. Around him are leopards.[1]

Another human figure in flat relief appears near him, facing a bull and seemingly holding a snake or a rattle in his hand.[1]

  • Relative location of Sayburç
    Relative location of Sayburç
  • Central figure, with V-shaped collar clearly visible
    Central figure, with V-shaped collar clearly visible
  • Central relief (right side)
    Central relief (right side)
  • Central relief (left side)
    Central relief (left side)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Özdoğan, Eylem (December 2022). "The Sayburç reliefs: a narrative scene from the Neolithic". Antiquity. 96 (390): 1599–1605. doi:10.15184/aqy.2022.125. ISSN 0003-598X.
  2. ^ Thomas, Sean (8 May 2022). "Is an unknown, extraordinarily ancient civilisation buried under eastern Turkey?". Spectator Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Karahantepe on way to be new face of Turkey". Hürriyet Daily News. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ Mueller-Neuhof, Bernd (27 January 2022). Signals from the Past: Gestures in Southwest Asian Anthropomorphic Iconography - Preliminary Observations.

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