Only about 10 percent of Göbekli Tepe has been excavated, and archaeologist Bahattin Çelik's survey identified at least a dozen other nearby sites with round buildings, T-shaped pillars, and animal carvings.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent sources corroborate both the ~10% excavation figure and Çelik's survey findings, including academic publications and Wikipedia's Karahan Tepe/Taş Tepeler entries. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Features - Last Stand of the Hunter-Gatherers? - Archaeology Magazine - May/June 2021 (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.templeton.org/news/gobekli-tepe (corroboration)
- https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-843802 (corroboration)
- https://doaj.org/article/2e180e56ac9142c2959c92b77a47bf2e (corroboration)