Dr. Lee Clare

Well, it's been quite special for quite a number of years now. And of course, in the meantime, there are other sites as well that are coming out at the same age with similar material culture. So the area itself, the region, is very exciting.

Well, it's been quite special for quite a number of years now. And of course, in the meantime, there are other sites as well that are coming out at the same age with similar material culture. So the area itself, the region, is very exciting.

Well, it's been quite special for quite a number of years now. And of course, in the meantime, there are other sites as well that are coming out at the same age with similar material culture. So the area itself, the region, is very exciting.

Okay, we're talking about southeastern Turkey. I mean, if you grab your map and Google Turkey, Şanlıurfa, you'll find the city in the southeastern part of Turkey. It's in the Upper Euphrates Basin, so it's between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River, two very important rivers, of course, in prehistory. Also in a region commonly referred to as Upper Mesopotamia.

Okay, we're talking about southeastern Turkey. I mean, if you grab your map and Google Turkey, Şanlıurfa, you'll find the city in the southeastern part of Turkey. It's in the Upper Euphrates Basin, so it's between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River, two very important rivers, of course, in prehistory. Also in a region commonly referred to as Upper Mesopotamia.

Okay, we're talking about southeastern Turkey. I mean, if you grab your map and Google Turkey, Şanlıurfa, you'll find the city in the southeastern part of Turkey. It's in the Upper Euphrates Basin, so it's between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River, two very important rivers, of course, in prehistory. Also in a region commonly referred to as Upper Mesopotamia.

So we're in a very key region for Neolithicization. So the first sort of introduction of farming, settled communities, I mean, it's where it all took off. It's one of those core regions of Neolithicization in the world.

So we're in a very key region for Neolithicization. So the first sort of introduction of farming, settled communities, I mean, it's where it all took off. It's one of those core regions of Neolithicization in the world.

So we're in a very key region for Neolithicization. So the first sort of introduction of farming, settled communities, I mean, it's where it all took off. It's one of those core regions of Neolithicization in the world.

Okay, at Quebec-les-Tepes, you wouldn't see the Euphrates, in fact, from the site. We are quite a number of kilometres to the east of the Euphrates river, and also to the west of the Tigris. So we're sort of in between, more towards the Euphrates, but between the two, rivers and it's a hilly region. We're overlooking the Haran Plain to the south.

Okay, at Quebec-les-Tepes, you wouldn't see the Euphrates, in fact, from the site. We are quite a number of kilometres to the east of the Euphrates river, and also to the west of the Tigris. So we're sort of in between, more towards the Euphrates, but between the two, rivers and it's a hilly region. We're overlooking the Haran Plain to the south.

Okay, at Quebec-les-Tepes, you wouldn't see the Euphrates, in fact, from the site. We are quite a number of kilometres to the east of the Euphrates river, and also to the west of the Tigris. So we're sort of in between, more towards the Euphrates, but between the two, rivers and it's a hilly region. We're overlooking the Haran Plain to the south.

We're about 400 or 500 metres above the Haran Plain, so about 770 metres above sea level. The foothills of the Eastern Taurus Mountains come through southern Turkey. Actually, from the site itself, when you look northwards, I was actually there just last week, it's been snowing in the mountains there.

We're about 400 or 500 metres above the Haran Plain, so about 770 metres above sea level. The foothills of the Eastern Taurus Mountains come through southern Turkey. Actually, from the site itself, when you look northwards, I was actually there just last week, it's been snowing in the mountains there.

We're about 400 or 500 metres above the Haran Plain, so about 770 metres above sea level. The foothills of the Eastern Taurus Mountains come through southern Turkey. Actually, from the site itself, when you look northwards, I was actually there just last week, it's been snowing in the mountains there.

From the Göbekli Tepe site, you can actually look northwards towards the Eastern Taurus and see the snow-covered peaks. You can actually see Nemrudda, which is another UNESCO World Heritage Site there in the region, a bit younger than Göbekli Tepe, obviously. But it's like a tourist foothill sort of region looking down onto the plain of Haran, which then extends southwards into northern Syria.

From the Göbekli Tepe site, you can actually look northwards towards the Eastern Taurus and see the snow-covered peaks. You can actually see Nemrudda, which is another UNESCO World Heritage Site there in the region, a bit younger than Göbekli Tepe, obviously. But it's like a tourist foothill sort of region looking down onto the plain of Haran, which then extends southwards into northern Syria.

From the Göbekli Tepe site, you can actually look northwards towards the Eastern Taurus and see the snow-covered peaks. You can actually see Nemrudda, which is another UNESCO World Heritage Site there in the region, a bit younger than Göbekli Tepe, obviously. But it's like a tourist foothill sort of region looking down onto the plain of Haran, which then extends southwards into northern Syria.

Okay, I mean, Gobekli Tepe itself doesn't date back to the very sort of, you know, neotization is something that happened over a very long period of time. You know, it didn't actually start in the early Holocene.

Okay, I mean, Gobekli Tepe itself doesn't date back to the very sort of, you know, neotization is something that happened over a very long period of time. You know, it didn't actually start in the early Holocene.