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Human-faced pillar in Türkiye

October 12 , 2025 13 hrs 0 min 11 0

A 12,000-year-old T-shaped pillar with a human face was unearthed at Karahantepe in southeastern Türkiye.
The discovery was made as part of the Tas Tepeler (Stone Mounds) archaeological project.
It is the first known T-shaped pillar to feature a clearly carved human face.
T-shaped pillars are believed to represent human figures and date back to the Neolithic period.