The death of an aurochs: Göbekli Tepe, Pillar 66, Enclosure H
Next in our series about the pillars of Göbekli Tepe (here, and here) is P 66 in Enclosure H, located in the northwestern depression of the tell. The most prominent decoration […]
The Göbekli Tepe ‚Totem Pole‘
Every excavation season at Göbekli Tepe reveals new remarkable finds and although the overall spectrum of objects to be exspected is known quite well, there are also surprises. One of […]
New publication: ‘Feasting, social complexity and the emergence of the Early Neolithic of Upper Mesopotamia: a view from Göbekli Tepe’
The new year brings new books, and here is one we would like to point out, because, well, we have a contribution on Göbekli Tepe in there. The book […]
Enclosure B, a short overview
Second in our series of short overviews of the architecture of Göbekli Tepe’s older layer comes Enclosure B – which also was the second structure discovered during excavations. The ground plan […]
Call for Papers: „What is so special about Neolithic special buildings?“
We frequently get questions regarding the interpretation of Göbekli Tepe, and much of our work really centers around that issue. Is it a temple, a sanctuary, something else? How does […]
Enclosure A, a short overview
During the first field season at Göbekli Tepe in 1995 one of the landowners had started to clear his field in the southeastern depression of stones that hindered ploughing. He […]
A tale of snakes and birds: Göbekli Tepe, Pillar 56.
Since we get lots of questions regarding Göbekli Tepe’s pillars and their depictions, we will try to post short descriptions here. This time it’s Pillar 56 in Enclosure H. Pillar 56 […]
Göbekli Tepe in images
Photography certainly is an important tool for documentation in archaeology. For me personally, it is also a hobby (you can find me on Flickr here: external link). Going through the […]
The ‚Urfa Man‘
This short post is about the ‚Urfa Man‘. Let’s start with an answer to a very common question: no, he is not from Göbekli Tepe. He was found during construction […]
Of animals and a headless man. Göbekli Tepe, Pillar 43
Addressing an earlier question from the comments, here is some more information on one of the most impressive pillars from Göbekli Tepe, Pillar 43 in Enclosure D. Updated 05/03/17 with […]
Current state of research at Göbekli Tepe – interviewed by arkeofili.com
Arkeofili [external link], a Turkish online magazine and portal dedicated to archaeological news and reports on archaeological sites and discoveries in Turkey and the world approached DAI’s Göbekli Tepe research staff […]
Building big. Incentives for cooperative action of hunter-gatherers at early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe
Back in the office from a very pleasant and thought-provoking EAA Annual Meeting in Vilnius, where an intriguing session [external link] on the concept of social cohesion in archaeology was […]
Emblematic signs? On the iconography of animals at Göbekli Tepe
Göbekli Tepe was once called „a Stone Age zoo“ by its late discoverer Klaus Schmidt. This judgement is certainly appropriate, as the range of animals depicted is impressive. Bears, boars, […]
„Seventy percent of all archaeology is done in the library“
July 29th was this year’s “Day of Archaeology” [external link] – a project aiming to “… provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world.” Following […]
„Building big. Incentives for cooperative action of hunter-gatherers at early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe“. EAA Annual Meeting 2016
Upcoming: Between 31st August and 4th September, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologistzs will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Göbekli Tepe project will participate in […]
