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Recent studies in Southeastern Anatolia shed light on the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period. Especially with the surveys and excavations carried out in Şanlıurfa, it has been revealed that the centers belonging to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period are concentrated in this region. Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, Yeni Mahalle, Nevali Çori, Ayanlar Höyük, Harbetsuvan Tepesi, Sefer Tepe, Kurt Tepesi, Sayburç, Hamzan Tepe and Taşlı Tepe are some of them. The Harbetsuvan Tepesi settlement, discovered in 2014, islocated within the provincial borders of Şanlıurfa, 53 km east of Şanlıurfa, among the calcareous plateaus known as Tek Tek Dağları. On the Harbetsuvan Tepesi, which is dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period; T-shaped obelisks and architectural remains were unearthed. In addition, a large number of flint

ABSTRACT Middle eastern figurines and idols of animals and humans date back to the late Epipaleolithic period. While figurines of animals continue into the Neolithic period, there isa significant increase in findings of human figurines. Specifically in the Şanlıurfa region striking amount of male statues and male figurines have been found. These statues are made out of limestone, while the figurines are made out of limestone or baked clay. One commonality among these male depictions is that the hands join in front of the figure, sometimes holding a phallus, either standing or sitting. The Urfa-Yeni Mahalle male statue that stands in the Şanlıurfa city center, the male figurine

Recent studies in Southeastern Anatolia shed light on the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period. The surveys and excavations carried out in Şanlıurfa show that the centers of the Pre- Pottery Neolithic Period are concentrated in this region. Gobekli Tepe, Karahan Hill, Sayburç, Nevali Çori, Ayanlar Höyük, Yeni Mahalle, Harbetsuvan Hill, Sefer Hill, Kurt Hill, Hamzan Hill and Taşlı Hill are some of them. The Harbetsuvan Hill, discovered in2014, is located within the provincial borders of Şanlıurfa, 53 km east of Şanlıurfa, between the calcareous plateaus known as the Tek Tek Mountains. On the Harbetsuvan Hill, which is dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period; T-shaped obelisks and architectural remains were unearthed. In addition, a large number of flint tools, grinding stones, pestles, stone

ABSTRACT – The present paper aims to assess the finds from Harbetsuvan Tepesi, which we con- sider a small-scale satellite settlement located some 7km southwest of Karahan Tepe. The paper also endeavours to show analogous characteristics of Harbetsuvan Tepesi by comparing the site with PPN settlements in adjacent regions. The remains of a round-plan building, a recent discovery ob- served on the surface in Harbetsuvan Tepesi, which features T-shaped pillars, is particularly notable. The remains of this building, which has characteristics analogous to ‘Enclosure F’ at Göbekli Tepe, is extremely important, as it demonstrates that round-plan buildings were still in use during the early PPNB period.