11,000-Year-Old Stone Sculpture Unearthed at Göbekli Tepe’s Mysterious Sister Site Was Carved Millennia Before the First Human Societies

· Thedebrief · Sept. 2, 2026, 1:16 p.m.
Archaeology Breaking News Gobekli Tepe Karahan Tepe Archaeology Göbeklitepe Karahantepe Ancient Civilizations
Summary
Archaeologists have discovered a rare composite sculpture at Karahantepe, a site parallel to Göbeklitepe, which dates back 11,000 years, predating the earliest known human societies.
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