Karahan Tepe Object Profile

The Human-Faced T-Pillar in Structure AZ

The human-faced T-pillar is a strong Structure AZ anchor because it connects Karahan Tepe's pillar tradition with direct human facial imagery.

The Human-Faced T-Pillar in Structure AZ visual reference
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Quick Facts

Site
Karahan Tepe
Structure
Structure AZ
Type
pillar / human imagery

What We Know

A 2025 official announcement reports a T-shaped pillar at Karahan Tepe with a human face motif, while project-facing material places the find in Structure AZ.

Main Details

  • human face on a T-shaped pillar
  • official 2025 announcement from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • project-facing placement in Structure AZ
  • AZ reported as domestic building with stone-paved floor, plastered benches, T-shaped pillars, and grinding stones
  • Context: Karahan Tepe; Structure AZ; T-shaped pillar group

Parent Context

  • Karahan Tepe
  • Structure AZ
  • The Human-Faced T-Pillar in Structure AZ
  • The Human-Faced T-Pillar in Structure AZ belongs to Structure AZ at Karahan Tepe.

Public Reading Path

  • The human-faced T-pillar is a strong Structure AZ anchor because it connects Karahan Tepe's pillar tradition with direct human facial imagery.
  • A 2025 official announcement reports a T-shaped pillar at Karahan Tepe with a human face motif, while project-facing material places the find in Structure AZ.
  • The Human-Faced T-Pillar in Structure AZ should be read as reported evidence first, then compared with the parent structure page.

Physical Evidence

  • human face on a T-shaped pillar
  • official 2025 announcement from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • project-facing placement in Structure AZ
  • AZ reported as domestic building with stone-paved floor, plastered benches, T-shaped pillars, and grinding stones
  • Context: Karahan Tepe; Structure AZ; T-shaped pillar group

Motifs And Feature Groups

  • pillar / human imagery

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.

Source Trail

  • SRC-KHT-AZ-MINISTRY-2025
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-STONEMOUNDS-2025
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-LOCATOR-2025
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-HUMAN-BODY-MATRIX
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-STRUCTURE-NOTE

Evidence Review

  • Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.

Object Evidence

What Is Secure

  • A 2025 official announcement reports a T-shaped pillar at Karahan Tepe with a human face motif, while project-facing material places the find in Structure AZ.
  • The human-faced T-pillar is a strong Structure AZ anchor because it connects Karahan Tepe's pillar tradition with direct human facial imagery.
  • human face on a T-shaped pillar
  • official 2025 announcement from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Source Trail

  • SRC-KHT-AZ-MINISTRY-2025
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-STONEMOUNDS-2025
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-LOCATOR-2025
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-HUMAN-BODY-MATRIX
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-STRUCTURE-NOTE

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

  • 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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Sources

  • SRC-KHT-AZ-MINISTRY-2025
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-STONEMOUNDS-2025
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-LOCATOR-2025
  • SRC-KHT-AZ-HUMAN-BODY-MATRIX

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