Urfa Man, also known as the Balıklıgöl statue, was found in 1993 during excavations near Balıklıgöl, below the old city of Şanlıurfa. The carved limestone figure is about 1.80 metres tall and is generally dated to around 9500 BCE. It has a carved human face, ears and nose, obsidian eye inlays, and both hands placed over its genitals. The video interprets the figure as androgynous and links its pose and pigments to kundalini or primal-chaos symbolism; these remain theories, not established archaeological facts. The records do not support the names “Erdman statue” or “Kizzle Column,” nor the claimed Taş Tepe structures and red-pigment details.
Urfa Man found at Balıklıgöl in the 1990s; symbolism remains interpretive
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Key facts
- The artifact is the Balıklıgöl statue, also called Urfa Man; “Erdman statue” and “Kizzle Column” are not supported names or findspot descriptions.
- It was found in 1993 during excavations near Balıklıgöl, below the old city of Şanlıurfa. The supplied records do not establish the claimed Kizzle Column/Taş Tepe find context or road-widening location.
- The carved limestone figure is about 1.80 metres tall and is generally dated to around 9500 BCE, roughly 11,500 years ago.
- It has a carved human face, ears and nose, obsidian eye inlays, and both hands positioned over its genitals.
- The video interprets the figure as androgynous or intersex and links its pose and pigments to kundalini or primal-chaos symbolism; these meanings are not established archaeological findings.
- The supplied results do not substantiate terrazzo floors, T-pillars or red pigment at the statue's discovery location.
Sources
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