Sefertepe Object Profile

The Skull Room: 22-Skull Evidence Layer

This Sefertepe page keeps the reported 22-skull room layer separate from other skull counts and later interpretation.

Quick Facts

Skulls placed in one room; only two retained lower jawbones; no other bones reported in that room.

Context: Skull room
Count: 22 human skulls
Skulls placed in one room; only two retained lower jawbones; no other bones reported in that room.
Age range: not specified in this count layer
Source layer: 2024 report layer as quoted in 2025 Türkiye Today / Güldoğan-linked reporting; matches user onsite 22-skull note.
Confidence: high for count as reported; medium for exact locus

This Sefertepe page keeps the reported 22-skull room layer separate from other skull counts and later interpretation.
Skulls placed in one room; only two retained lower jawbones; no other bones reported in that room.
The Skull Room: 22-Skull Evidence Layer should be read as reported Sefertepe evidence first, with count layer, findspot, and interpretation kept separate.
The Skull Room: 22-Skull Evidence Layer should be read as reported evidence first, then compared with the parent structure page.

Context: Skull room
Count: 22 human skulls
Skulls placed in one room; only two retained lower jawbones; no other bones reported in that room.
Age range: not specified in this count layer
Source layer: 2024 report layer as quoted in 2025 Türkiye Today / Güldoğan-linked reporting; matches user onsite 22-skull note.
Confidence: high for count as reported; medium for exact locus

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.
Do not merge Sefertepe skull counts unless a source explicitly connects the count methods and deposits.
Keep field-note leads separate from official or publication-backed claims.

Which publication-level plan or catalogue separates this object from broader site interpretation?

Sefertepe structure, object, mortuary, source-locator, and image-verification matrices control the deeper review layer.
Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.

Skulls placed in one room; only two retained lower jawbones; no other bones reported in that room.
This Sefertepe page keeps the reported 22-skull room layer separate from other skull counts and later interpretation.
Context: Skull room
Count: 22 human skulls

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.
Do not merge Sefertepe skull counts unless a source explicitly connects the count methods and deposits.
Keep field-note leads separate from official or publication-backed claims.

Which publication-level plan or catalogue separates this object from broader site interpretation?
Sefertepe structure, object, mortuary, source-locator, and image-verification matrices control the deeper review layer.
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.