Gürcütepe Object Profile
Gürcütepe Figurines
Gürcütepe's figurines belong in a plain settlement-and-craft context, helping the site show everyday Neolithic life beside symbolic objects.
Quick Facts
- Site
- Gürcütepe
- Structure
- Gürcütepe III Domestic And Craft Area
- Type
- figurines
What We Know
Current notes report limestone figurines, female, male, and less clearly gendered forms, plus animal figurines. They should be kept separate from animal bones and food evidence.
Main Details
- Human figurines are reported.
- Female, male, and less clearly gendered forms appear in current notes.
- Two overweight female figurines are singled out as unusual in current records.
- Animal figurines are reported but should not be mixed with faunal remains.
- Object numbers, phase, material, and find contexts remain open.
Parent Context
- Gürcütepe
- Gürcütepe III Domestic And Craft Area
- Gürcütepe Figurines
- Gürcütepe Figurines belongs to Gürcütepe III Domestic And Craft Area at Gürcütepe.
Public Reading Path
- Gürcütepe's figurines belong in a plain settlement-and-craft context, helping the site show everyday Neolithic life beside symbolic objects.
- Current notes report limestone figurines, female, male, and less clearly gendered forms, plus animal figurines. They should be kept separate from animal bones and food evidence.
- Gürcütepe Figurines should be read as public-safe evidence first, with exact context, catalogue, phase, and image-rights questions kept visible.
- Gürcütepe Figurines should be read as reported evidence first, then compared with the parent structure page.
Physical Evidence
- Human figurines are reported.
- Female, male, and less clearly gendered forms appear in current notes.
- Two overweight female figurines are singled out as unusual in current records.
- Animal figurines are reported but should not be mixed with faunal remains.
- Object numbers, phase, material, and find contexts remain open.
Motifs And Feature Groups
- figurines
What To Be Careful About
- Use reported wording where exact locus, phase, function, or 2025 metadata remain open.
- Do not assign ritual, identity, contents, liquid type, exchange, or status meanings without source support.
- Do not promote research leads as confirmed excavated objects without source, context, and catalogue support.
Source Trail
- Evidence note
- Official Taş Tepeler Gürcütepe page
- Gürcütepe image slots
Open Questions
- What is the exact object number, find context, date, and current collection record?
- Which image can be published once rights and credit wording are clear?
- Does this evidence come from surface material, older publication, museum attribution, or excavated context?
Evidence Review
- Evidence notes and image records support deeper review.
- Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.
Sources
- Evidence note
- Official Taş Tepeler Gürcütepe page
- Gürcütepe image slots