Gobekli Tepe
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Göbekli Tepe is an ancient archaeological site in southeastern Turkey, dating to the 10th millennium BCE, renowned for its massive T-shaped stone pillars and status as one of the world’s oldest known monumental religious complexes.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Göbekli Tepe | 13 |
| Gobekli Tepe canonical | 1 |
| Göbekli Tepe archaeological project | 1 |
| Göbekli Tepe archaeological site | 1 |
| Pre-Pottery Neolithic at Göbekli Tepe | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site Göbekli Tepe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1006174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gobekli Tepe Context triple: [Graham Hancock, hasWrittenAbout, Gobekli Tepe]
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A.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
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B.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is an underground prehistoric burial complex in Paola, Malta, renowned for its intricate rock-cut chambers and exceptional archaeological significance.
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C.
Uplistsikhe cave city
Uplistsikhe cave city is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, notable for its complex of caves, tunnels, and structures carved into a cliff above the Mtkvari River.
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D.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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E.
Circular Mound Altar
The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gobekli Tepe Target entity description: Göbekli Tepe is an ancient archaeological site in southeastern Turkey, dating to the 10th millennium BCE, renowned for its massive T-shaped stone pillars and status as one of the world’s oldest known monumental religious complexes.
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A.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
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B.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is an underground prehistoric burial complex in Paola, Malta, renowned for its intricate rock-cut chambers and exceptional archaeological significance.
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C.
Uplistsikhe cave city
Uplistsikhe cave city is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, notable for its complex of caves, tunnels, and structures carved into a cliff above the Mtkvari River.
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D.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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E.
Circular Mound Altar
The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic sanctuary
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandoned | circa 8000 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | hunter-gatherer communities ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 37.223°N 38.922°E ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture | Pre-Pottery Neolithic ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Klaus Schmidt ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 760 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| endTime | 8th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 9600 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
German Archaeological Institute
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Şanlıurfa Museum ⓘ |
| excavationStart | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| feature |
anthropomorphic pillars
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carvings of foxes, boars, snakes, birds, and other animals ⓘ intentionally backfilled enclosures ⓘ megalithic T-shaped pillars up to about 5.5 meters high ⓘ no clear evidence of domestic architecture in earliest levels ⓘ pillars decorated with reliefs of animals and abstract symbols ⓘ |
| firstSurveyDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| firstSurveyedBy |
University of Chicago and Istanbul University team
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linked to:
Istanbul University
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| function |
ceremonial gathering place
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ritual center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
T-shaped limestone pillars
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central pair of large pillars in main enclosures ⓘ circular enclosures ⓘ rectangular structures ⓘ stone benches ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Şanlıurfa Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
southeastern Anatolia
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linked to:
Southeastern Anatolia Region
|
| locatedNear | Şanlıurfa ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Germuş mountains ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “Potbelly Hill” in Turkish ⓘ |
| nearbyCityDistance | about 15 km northeast of Şanlıurfa ⓘ |
| period |
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A
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linked to:
Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B ⓘ
linked to:
Pre-Pottery Neolithic
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| significance |
challenges traditional models of Neolithic transition
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evidence for complex ritual behavior before agriculture and pottery ⓘ one of the oldest known monumental religious complexes ⓘ |
| startTime | 10th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(i)
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(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1572 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gobekli Tepe Description of subject: Göbekli Tepe is an ancient archaeological site in southeastern Turkey, dating to the 10th millennium BCE, renowned for its massive T-shaped stone pillars and status as one of the world’s oldest known monumental religious complexes.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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subject linked to:
“Potbelly Hill” in Turkish
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Germuş mountains
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Germuş mountains
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