Excavations have begun at Yoğunburç, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic Taş Tepeler site near Şanlıurfa in Turkey. Covering roughly 22 acres, it rivals Göbekli Tepe in scale. A joint Chinese-Turkish collaboration, the dig has already turned up stone tools, beads, ornaments, and wild boar teeth.
Excavations begin at Yoğunburç, large Pre-Pottery Neolithic sister site
Key facts
- Excavations have begun at Yoğunburç, another Pre-Pottery Neolithic Taş Tepeler site near Şanlıurfa, Turkey
- Yoğunburç covers approximately 22 acres of land, making it a large site comparable to Göbekli Tepe
- The project is a joint Chinese-Turkish archaeological collaboration
- Stone tools, beads, ornaments, and wild boar teeth have already been uncovered
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