Detailed view of animal relief carvings on a T-shaped pillar at Gobekli Tepe, showing foxes, boars, cranes, and serpents rendered in low relief. These soph
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Detailed view of animal relief carvings on a T-shaped pillar at Gobekli Tepe, showing foxes, boars, cranes, and serpents rendered in low relief. These sophisticated artworks were produced by a pre-pottery Neolithic culture over 11,000 years ago, predating any known comparable artistic tradition by millennia.
This archaeological photograph documents important features of ancient sites and artifacts. Captured by Klaus-Peter Simon, this image provides visual evidence relevant to ongoing archaeological research and theoretical debates. Browse related photographs, explore the connected archaeological sites, and learn about the theories this image relates to in our comprehensive gallery collection.