Incredible Precision Stone Vessel at 11,000-Year-Old Site of Ayanlar Hoyuk | Ancient Architects

In the past few weeks I’ve made short video presentations on 5 out of the 12 Tas Tapeler sites of Pre-Pottery Neolithic Turkey and today I’m looking at a 6th, the western-most archaeological site known as Ayanlar Hoyuk. Situated almost due west of Sanliurfa, Ayanlar Hoyuk was only discovered after land surveys in 2013 and although only a small section of the large mound has been investigated, it is already clear that this was once a very large centre in the pre-pottery Neolithic world. It is the third largest man-made mound site identified so far, just smaller than Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe. As you may know if you saw my recent video: we are only just starting to see the full extent of Karahan Tepe and to date, only a small percentage of Gobekli Tepe has been excavated, but remember the name Ayanlar Hoyuk, because this will be yet another breathtaking archaeological site after future excavations, and it will be something everyone will be talking about. Watch this video to