Karahan Tepe Object Profile

Karahan Tepe's Pillar Room: The Phallic Pillars

The phallic pillars are the most recognizable feature of Structure AB's pillar room and one of Karahan Tepe's strongest public image anchors.

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Quick Facts

Site
Karahan Tepe
Structure
Structure AB
Type
body_related_architecture

What We Know

Karul 2021 reports ten bedrock-formed phallic pillars in Structure AB, with one inserted flat plate or pillar bringing the count to eleven.

Main Details

  • Ten bedrock-formed pillars
  • One inserted plate or pillar
  • Body-related architecture
  • Readiness: expandable-ready
  • Source: SRC-KHT-AB-KARUL-2021
  • Source: SRC-KHT-AB-TRANSCRIPT-011-011131
  • Evidence record: KHT-AB-FEAT-006
  • Evidence record: KHT-AB-FEAT-007

Parent Context

  • Karahan Tepe
  • Structure AB
  • Karahan Tepe's Pillar Room: The Phallic Pillars
  • Karahan Tepe's Pillar Room: The Phallic Pillars belongs to Structure AB at Karahan Tepe.

Public Reading Path

  • The phallic pillars are the most recognizable feature of Structure AB's pillar room and one of Karahan Tepe's strongest public image anchors.
  • Karul 2021 reports ten bedrock-formed phallic pillars in Structure AB, with one inserted flat plate or pillar bringing the count to eleven.
  • Karahan Tepe's Pillar Room: The Phallic Pillars should be read as reported evidence first, then compared with the parent structure page.

Physical Evidence

  • Ten bedrock-formed pillars
  • One inserted plate or pillar
  • Body-related architecture
  • Readiness: expandable-ready
  • Source: SRC-KHT-AB-KARUL-2021
  • Source: SRC-KHT-AB-TRANSCRIPT-011-011131
  • Evidence record: KHT-AB-FEAT-006
  • Evidence record: KHT-AB-FEAT-007

Motifs And Feature Groups

  • body related architecture

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.

Evidence Review

  • structure-section-ready-for-profile-integration
  • Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.

Object Evidence

What Is Secure

  • Karul 2021 reports ten bedrock-formed phallic pillars in Structure AB, with one inserted flat plate or pillar bringing the count to eleven.
  • The phallic pillars are the most recognizable feature of Structure AB's pillar room and one of Karahan Tepe's strongest public image anchors.
  • Ten bedrock-formed pillars
  • One inserted plate or pillar

Source Trail

  • Site evidence notes

Boundaries

  • 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.
  • Object description, parent context, and interpretation are kept separate.
  • Image use stays limited to rights-safe diagrams or cleared source images.

Next Evidence Needed

  • structure-section-ready-for-profile-integration
  • Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.
  • Future updates should add catalogue numbers, exact loci, image rights, and direct evidence locators when publicly supportable.

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