Göbeklitepe is world's oldest megalithic site at 12,000 years old. Karahantepe is its sister site. Painted wild boar statue found with red, white, black pigments. First painted sculpture from its era. Life-sized limestone boar on decorated pedestal. Pedestal has H-symbol, crescent, two snakes, three human faces. Karahantepe yields 2.3-meter realistic human statue. Statue holds phallus with both hands. Seated figure evokes deceased human with emphasized bones. Similar to Sayburç phallus-holding relief. Vulture sculpture and stone plates found nearby. Taş Tepeler project reveals Pre-Pottery Neolithic settlements. Region spans 200km in Anatolia and Upper Mesopotamia. Sites redefine cradle of civilization.
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