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Structure · Sefertepe

Paired human face platform

Two human face reliefs associated with a platform made from four limestone blocks.

Site: SefertepeStructure: Paired human face platformKnown For: image feature
A human face carved in stone at Sefertepe.

Şanlıurfa Neolithic Research Project — Taş Tepeler, Carved human face, Sefertepe, Used with permission, via .

A human face carved in stone at Sefertepe.

What's actually there

Two human face reliefs associated with a platform made from four limestone blocks.

What to notice

Two human face reliefs associated with a platform made from four limestone blocks. Faces carved on front surfaces of four limestone blocks; faces oriented north; one high relief and one lower/partial relief in current records. Locator: HeritageDaily 2025 / Güldoğan explanation; Türkiye Today 2025; Stone Mounds 2025. Locator status: partially located Context type: image feature Primary source: Stone Mounds 2025 Sefertepe season Open: Exact structure ID, dimensions, whether related to skull room or separate ceremonial platform.

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Last reviewed 21 July 2026. Something wrong?