# Canonical recap data for Çayönü Tepesi Shrine Complex Built (8000)
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title: Çayönü Tepesi Shrine Complex Built
subtitle: This ritual structure in southern Anatolia represents evidence of early religious ceremonies and shared ceremonial gathering among Neolithic communities.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 8000-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 8000
decade: 8000
country:
name: Turkey
slug: turkey
summaryShort: Çayönü Tepesi is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement in southeastern Turkey which prospered from circa 8,630 to 6,800 BC. It is located in Diyarbakır Province forty kilometres north-west of Diyarbakır, one hundred and forty kilometres north-east of Şanlıurfa, at the foot of the Taurus mountains. It lies near the Boğaz
summaryLong: Çayönü Tepesi is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement in southeastern Turkey which prospered from circa 8,630 to 6,800 BC. It is located in Diyarbakır Province forty kilometres north-west of Diyarbakır, one hundred and forty kilometres north-east of Şanlıurfa, at the foot of the Taurus mountains. It lies near the Boğazçay, a tributary of the upper Tigris River and the Bestakot, an intermittent stream. It is an early example of agriculture.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Standing_Stones%2C_7500_BC%2C_Diyarbak%C4%B1r_Archaeology_Museum.jpg/1280px-Standing_Stones%2C_7500_BC%2C_Diyarbak%C4%B1r_Archaeology_Museum.jpg"
heroImageCredit: "- Ozymandias - · via Wikipedia"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ay%C3%B6n%C3%BC"
  title: Çayönü Tepesi
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: "Çayönü Tepesi is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement in southeastern Turkey which prospered from circa 8,630 to 6,800 BC. It is located in Diyarbakır Province "
wikidataQid: Q272720
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260414012731/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ay%C3%B6n%C3%BC"
  capturedAt: 2026-04-14
  label: Çayönü Tepesi
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ay%C3%B6n%C3%BC"
