Karahan Tepe Structure Profile

Structure AC

Structure AC is a small covered bedrock structure about 20 m northeast of the AA/AB/AD complex. In Karul 2021, its boundary was defined, but its inner fill was not yet fully published.

Structure AC visual reference
Visual reference for orientation. Use source images only when rights are clear.

At a glance

Site
Karahan Tepe
Structure
Structure AC
Known For
The Covered Boundary

What you're looking at

Karul 2021 describes Structure AC as about 5.5 m in diameter, with a southern bedrock half, a northern half formed by vertical stones, and a large flat-stone cover limited to the structure area.

Why it matters

  • About 5.5 m diameter
  • About 20 m northeast of AA/AB/AD
  • Covered with large flat stones
  • Position and scale
  • Bedrock and vertical stones
  • Large flat-stone cover
  • Inner fill publication gap
  • Relationship to AA, AB, and AD

What to notice first

  • Position and scale
  • Bedrock and vertical stones
  • Large flat-stone cover
  • Inner fill publication gap
  • Relationship to AA, AB, and AD
Research layer Karahan notes
  • Use reported wording where exact loci, phase, 2025 details, or object metadata remain open.
  • Do not turn architecture, channels, sculpture, or fill evidence into one settled ritual function.
  • Use AC as a bounded and covered structure. Do not add contents, imagery, pillars, or function that the 2021 publication had not yet exposed.
  • Evidence note
  • structure-section-ready-for-profile-integration
  • expandable-ready
  • Canonical source object for Karul 2021
  • Later excavation/publication check for AC inner fill
  • Image/figure locator for Fig. 11 and rights status
  • Move to BH formal-source search next, because BH has strong reported dimensions, vessel, platform, channel, burning, and broken pillars, but still needs formal plan and locus support.
  • Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.
Evidence behind this evidence layer

Stable evidence

  • Karul 2021 describes Structure AC as about 5.5 m in diameter, with a southern bedrock half, a northern half formed by vertical stones, and a large flat-stone cover limited to the structure area.
  • Structure AC is a small covered bedrock structure about 20 m northeast of the AA/AB/AD complex. In Karul 2021, its boundary was defined, but its inner fill was not yet fully published.
  • About 5.5 m diameter
  • About 20 m northeast of AA/AB/AD

Where it comes from

  • Evidence note

Limits

  • Use reported wording where exact loci, phase, 2025 details, or object metadata remain open.
  • Do not turn architecture, channels, sculpture, or fill evidence into one settled ritual function.
  • Use AC as a bounded and covered structure. Do not add contents, imagery, pillars, or function that the 2021 publication had not yet exposed.
  • Physical observations, interpretation, and visitor shorthand are kept separate.

What could change

  • structure-section-ready-for-profile-integration
  • expandable-ready
  • Canonical source object for Karul 2021
  • Later excavation/publication check for AC inner fill

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