# The Urfa Man (Balıklıgöl statue)

> The Urfa Man (Balıklıgöl statue)

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/artifacts/ART0D95795J2F0Q/the-urfa-man-balklgol-statue  
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**ART** 0D95795J2F0Q·Artifact · object

# The Urfa Man (Balıklıgöl statue)

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.0About 9000 BC, Pre-Pottery Neolithic

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**Photo** Dosseman · commons.wikimedia.org · 2019-09 · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

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**Photograph** Dosseman · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

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## Where it was made

[Şanlıurfa province](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D956QB845Q2/sanlurfa-province) · Province

## Sources 1

- [Göbekli Tepe – the Stone Age Sanctuaries. New results of ongoing excavations with a special focus on sculptures and high reliefs](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D956FH8663D/gobekli-tepe-the-stone-age-sanctuaries-new-results-of)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Urfa Man (Balıklıgöl statue) [Artifact ART0D95795J2F0Q]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D95795J2F0Q
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Key

**ART** 0D95795J2F0Q

Kind

Object

Held by

Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum

Dated

about 9000 BC, Pre-Pottery Neolithic

Licence

CC BY-SA 4.0

Place

[Şanlıurfa province](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D956QB845Q2/sanlurfa-province)

Part of

[Göbekli Tepe](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe)

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