Karahan Tepe excavation revealed 16-fingered statue and ancient giant iconography. A 16-fingered statue was discovered at Karahan Tepe, located 25 miles from Göbekli Tepe in Turkey Professor Karul excavated Karahan Tepe and stated: "The humanoids have strange numbers of fingers, never five" Karahan Tepe is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site, with the University of Chicago visiting the site in 1963

A 16-fingered statue was uncovered at Karahan Tepe, just 25 miles from Gobekli Tepe, where Professor Karul noted the humanoids have strange finger counts, never five. At nearby Sayburc, an 11,000-year-old panel shows a figure (possibly Gilgamesh) with six fingers, alongside leopards and a figure resembling Humbaba, which Graham Hancock speculates could predate the cuneiform Epic of Gilgamesh by around 7,000 years. A 7-7.5 ft emaciated giant was also found at Tas Tepeler. Mind-blowing! 🏛️

Key Facts

  • A 16-fingered statue was discovered at Karahan Tepe, located 25 miles from Göbekli Tepe in Turkey
  • Professor Karul excavated Karahan Tepe and stated: "The humanoids have strange numbers of fingers, never five"
  • Karahan Tepe is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site, with the University of Chicago visiting the site in 1963
  • Sayburç in Turkey contains an 11,000-year-old panel depicting a figure identified as possibly Gilgamesh with six fingers on both hands
  • Graham Hancock has theorized the Sayburç panel may be an early iteration of the Epic of Gilgamesh, possibly predating the cuneiform transcription by approximately 7,000 years
  • The Sayburç panel also depicts two leopards, associated with the Epic of Gilgamesh, and a figure identified as possibly Humbaba
  • An emaciated 7-7.5 ft tall giant being has been found at the Taş Tepeler site in Turkey

Related site: Karahan Tepe — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.