Karahan Tepe Structure Profile

Structure AD

Structure AD is the large central communal building at Karahan Tepe, with a 23 m internal diameter, two-step benches, wall pillars, paired central pillars, deep pits, and evidence for deliberate closure.

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

At a glance

Site
Karahan Tepe
Structure
Structure AD
Known For
The Central Building

What you're looking at

Structure AD anchors the early central complex at Karahan Tepe. Karul 2021 and official Taş Tepeler material describe a large building partly cut into bedrock, with benches, pillars, floor pits, placed broken objects, and a closing fill.

Why it matters

  • Central communal building
  • Benches, pillars, pits, and closure evidence
  • Central architecture
  • Two-step benches
  • Wall and central pillars
  • Floor pits and AB connection
  • Broken objects and closure
  • Central complex relationships

What to notice first

  • Central architecture
  • Two-step benches
  • Wall and central pillars
  • Floor pits and AB connection
  • Broken objects and closure
  • Central complex relationships
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 AD as the central architectural anchor. Do not call it a theater, temple, council house, or political center as fact.
  • Karul 2021 pp. 23-24; Fig. 3-4 in local source cards
  • Communal Buildings section, checked 2026-06-02
  • Karul 2021 pp. 23-24
  • Evidence note
  • English blocks around 01:09:23-01:13:39
  • structure-section-ready-for-profile-integration
  • expandable-ready
  • Canonical source object for Karul 2021
  • Direct official Taş Tepeler / Karahantepe source card with URL and checked section
  • Clean transcript source object for Karul video blocks
  • 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

  • Structure AD anchors the early central complex at Karahan Tepe. Karul 2021 and official Taş Tepeler material describe a large building partly cut into bedrock, with benches, pillars, floor pits, placed broken objects, and a closing fill.
  • Central communal building
  • Benches, pillars, pits, and closure evidence
  • Central architecture

Where it comes from

  • Karul 2021 pp. 23-24; Fig. 3-4 in local source cards
  • Communal Buildings section, checked 2026-06-02
  • Karul 2021 pp. 23-24
  • Evidence note
  • English blocks around 01:09:23-01:13:39

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 AD as the central architectural anchor. Do not call it a theater, temple, council house, or political center as fact.
  • 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
  • Direct official Taş Tepeler / Karahantepe source card with URL and checked section

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