Karahan Tepe Object Profile

The Twelve T-Pillars of Structure BD

The twelve T-pillars make Structure BD one of Karahan Tepe's most important large-building leads.

The Twelve T-Pillars of Structure BD visual reference
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Quick Facts

Site
Karahan Tepe
Structure
Structure BD
Type
pillar group

What We Know

Twelve T-shaped pillars are reported in BD, including four monumental central pillars said to have collapsed in antiquity.

Main Details

  • Twelve T-shaped pillars are reported in BD, including four monumental central pillars said to have collapsed in antiquity.
  • Context: Karahan Tepe; Structure BD
  • Confidence: medium-high for reported pillar group; low for collapse cause/sequence
  • Status: public-safe with caveat
  • LOCATED IN: KHT-BD-STRUCTURE-001
  • IS A: T-shaped pillar group
  • COMPARES WITH: KHT-BH-FEAT-005

Parent Context

  • Karahan Tepe
  • The Twelve T-Pillars of Structure BD
  • The Twelve T-Pillars of Structure BD belongs to Structure BD at Karahan Tepe.

Public Reading Path

  • The twelve T-pillars make Structure BD one of Karahan Tepe's most important large-building leads.
  • Twelve T-shaped pillars are reported in BD, including four monumental central pillars said to have collapsed in antiquity.
  • The Twelve T-Pillars of Structure BD should be read as reported evidence first, then compared with the parent structure page.

Physical Evidence

  • Twelve T-shaped pillars are reported in BD, including four monumental central pillars said to have collapsed in antiquity.
  • Context: Karahan Tepe; Structure BD
  • Confidence: medium-high for reported pillar group; low for collapse cause/sequence
  • Status: public-safe with caveat
  • LOCATED IN: KHT-BD-STRUCTURE-001
  • IS A: T-shaped pillar group
  • COMPARES WITH: KHT-BH-FEAT-005

Motifs And Feature Groups

  • pillar group

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-BD-STONEMOUNDS-2025
  • SRC-KHT-BD-STRUCTURE-NOTE

Evidence Review

  • Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.

Object Evidence

What Is Secure

  • Twelve T-shaped pillars are reported in BD, including four monumental central pillars said to have collapsed in antiquity.
  • The twelve T-pillars make Structure BD one of Karahan Tepe's most important large-building leads.
  • Context: Karahan Tepe; Structure BD
  • Confidence: medium-high for reported pillar group; low for collapse cause/sequence

Source Trail

  • SRC-KHT-BD-STONEMOUNDS-2025
  • SRC-KHT-BD-STRUCTURE-NOTE
  • 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

  • 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-BD-STONEMOUNDS-2025
  • SRC-KHT-BD-STRUCTURE-NOTE

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