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Archaeologists excavating Karahantepe, a Neolithic site in southeastern
Archaeologists excavating Karahantepe, a Neolithic site in southeastern Türkiye's Şanlıurfa province, have uncovered a 70-centimetre-high stone sculpture. The sculpture shows a human figure seated on the back of a leopard. Its composition is particularly unusual because previous human-leopard sculptures showed the animals positioned on people's backs rather than beneath them. Archaeologists excavating Karahantepe, a Neolithic site in southeastern Türkiye's Şanlıurfa province, have uncovered a 70-centimetre-high stone sculpture showing a human figure seated on the back of a leopard. The discovery was announced on August 25, 2026, by Türkiye's Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy as part of the country's Heritage for the Future archaeological programme.
Why it matters. Why it matters: Archaeologists excavating Karahantepe, a Neolithic site in southeastern Türkiye's Şanlıurfa province, have uncovered a 70-centimetre-high stone sculpture.
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