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Structure AA

Structure AA is a shallow bedrock-cut room at Karahan Tepe with a long west bench, steps, small pits, a snake engraving, a fox engraving, a niche, and fill-cover evidence.

Site: Karahan TepeStructure: Structure AAKnown For: The Snake Bench Room
Excavation in progress at Karahan Tepe.

Frantisek Trampota, Karahan Tepe excavation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Excavation in progress at Karahan Tepe. — Wikimedia Commons

What's actually there

Karul 2021 describes Structure AA as about 8.5 x 7 m and about 1.1 m deep, with a long bench, steps, small pits, animal imagery, a northern pit, and a stone cover over the filled structure.

What to notice

About 8.5 x 7 m Shallow bedrock-cut room Image/figure locator for AA snake and fox imagery Shallow bedrock room West bench and steps Snake on the bench Fox beneath the stairs and niche Pits and fill cover

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Last reviewed 21 July 2026. Something wrong?