Gobeklitepe

GÖBEKLİTEPE GÖBEKLİTEPE 7 6 Surface research was made in 1995 under the super- vision of Şanlıurfa Museum Management and with the counseling of Archeologist Harald Hauptmann from German Archeology Institute. Excavation process con- tinued from 1996 to 2006 under the supervision of Şanlıurfa Museum Management and with the counseling of Archeologist Klaus Schmidt from the German Arche- ology Institute. Since 2007, excavation efforts contin- ue under the supervision of German Archeologist Klaus Schmidt with the decision of Council of Ministers. Situated 3 km northeast of Örencik (Karaharabe) vil- lage, which is 17 km to the east of Şanlıurfa city center, Göbeklitepe derives its name from an entombed saint in the area. The site was discovered by Prof. Dr. Ha- let Çambel, Pre-history Department Head of Istanbul University and Prof. Dr. Robert Braidwood of Chicago University in the surface research carried out as part of the “Southeast Anatolia Research Project” in 1963. Photo 6: Lion Stela in Göbeklitepe Photo 7: Stela with bull, fox and crane engravings in Göbeklitepe