# Canonical recap data for Nevali Çori Religious Site Constructed (8600)
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title: Nevali Çori Religious Site Constructed
subtitle: A pre-agricultural temple sanctuary with ritual pillars reveals the spiritual motivations driving early settlement and communal labor.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 8600-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 8600
decade: 8600
country:
name: Turkey
slug: turkey
summaryShort: Nevalı Çori was an early Neolithic settlement on the middle Euphrates, in Şanlıurfa Province, Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period, from 8400 to 8100 BC, and is part of the "Taş Tepeler" sites. The site is known for having some of the world's oldest known temples and monument
summaryLong: Nevalı Çori was an early Neolithic settlement on the middle Euphrates, in Şanlıurfa Province, Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period, from 8400 to 8100 BC, and is part of the "Taş Tepeler" sites. The site is known for having some of the world's oldest known temples and monumental sculpture. Together with the earlier site of Göbekli Tepe and other Taş Tepeler sites, it has revolutionised scientific understanding of the Eurasian Neolithic period. The oldest domesticated Einkorn wheat was found there.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Neval%C4%B1_%C3%87ori_portrait%2C_Neolithic_age_%288400-8100_BCE%29%2C_Urfa_Museum.jpg/1280px-Neval%C4%B1_%C3%87ori_portrait%2C_Neolithic_age_%288400-8100_BCE%29%2C_Urfa_Museum.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Dosseman · via Wikipedia
importance: 71
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neval%C4%B1_%C3%87ori"
  title: Nevali Cori
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: Nevalı Çori was an early Neolithic settlement on the middle Euphrates, in Şanlıurfa Province, Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is dated to the Pre-Pottery Neol
wikidataQid: Q1151606
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260612202919/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neval%C4%B1_%C3%87ori"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-12
  label: Nevali Cori
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neval%C4%B1_%C3%87ori"
