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Northern communal / relief-bearing building

This 11 m bedrock-carved communal building contains the famous Sayburç bench relief.

Site: SayburçKnown For: The Relief Building
The Sayburç excavation, inside a living village.

The Sayburç excavation, inside a living village. — Wikimedia Commons

What's actually there

This 11 m bedrock-carved communal building contains the famous Sayburç bench relief. Published work describes it as: Northern occupation area; communal / special building; round / circular; partially excavated.

What to notice

Dimensions: 11 m diameter in Özdoğan 2022 Carved into limestone bedrock Bench relief with five figures Area: Northern occupation area Type: communal / special building Plan: round / circular; partially excavated limestone bedrock carving stone-built walls

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Last reviewed 21 July 2026. Something wrong?