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Göbekli Tepe: Enclosure E Pits and Cup Marks 27 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
View of two pits (slightly above the center line of the image) and cup marks hewn into the bedrock at Enclosure E.
Göbekli Tepe: Enclosure E 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
View looking west at Enclosure "E." Enclosure E composed of hewn bedrock on the west side of the tepe. In this image the two raised pieces originally served as bases for large pillars—as in the othe...
Göbekli Tepe: Countryside 27 Aug 2013 | 04:59 pm
View of the open plains punctuated by low ridges that surround the area of Göbekli Tepe.
Göbekli Tepe: Recent Excavations 26 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
View looking west at the recent excavations that have been covered to protect them from the elements. More of the tepe is visible beyond the corrugated steel roofing.
Göbekli Tepe: Enclosure B Pillar 26 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
View of one of the two central pillars in Enclosure B. The bas relief of a male fox is clearly visible. The two central pillars are 13 ft. (4 m.) tall and were placed on a concrete like and waterpro...
Göbekli Tepe: Enclosure B 26 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
View looking west at Enclosure "B." Enclosure B was discovered in 1998. The two central pillars (one now supported by wood) are 13 ft. (4 m.) tall and were placed on a concrete like and waterproof t...
Göbekli Tepe: EC Side Pillar 26 Aug 2013 | 04:35 pm
View of one of the carved tops of one of the side pillars in Enclosure "C." These animal carvings date back to the 10th century B.C.!
Göbekli Tepe: EC Side Pillars 26 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
View of some of the side pillars in Enclosure "C." The one on the right is part of the earlier enclosure while the two in the foreground are on the more recent enclosure (but these date back to the ...
Göbekli Tepe: EC Pillar 23 Aug 2013 | 08:51 pm
View looking down on to one of the central pillars in Enclosure "C." Note the fine carving and the unusual animal portrayed in bas-relief on the wide side of the pillar. The work that went into th....
Göbekli Tepe: Enclosure C Detail 23 Aug 2013 | 08:46 pm
View looking down into Enclosure "C." Enclosure C consists of two concentric circles of pillars. The "floor" of the enclosure is bedrock that was smoothed out. The outer ring of the enclosure was s...
