Taş Tepeler / Sefertepe / The Paired Human Faces at Sefertepe
Discovery · Sefertepe
The paired human faces are one of Sefertepe's clearest public image anchors and should be read as physical face imagery before interpretation. Faces carved on front surfaces of four limestone blocks; faces oriented north; one high relief and one lower/partial relief in current records.
Şanlıurfa Neolithic Research Project — Taş Tepeler, Carved human face, Sefertepe, Used with permission, via .
A human face carved in stone at Sefertepe.
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.
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