# What do the reliefs and the V marks on Pillar 43 mean? · Göbekli Tepe > Three answers have been proposed. The reliefs are the symbolic and mythic repertoire of the builders, varying between enclosures, with no… leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956W7G37QZ/what-do-the-reliefs-and-the-v-marks-on-pillar-43-mean Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:31+00:00 --- **0** # What do the reliefs and the V marks on Pillar 43 mean? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What were the pillar buildings of Göbekli Tepe for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956VG255C1/what-were-the-pillar-buildings-of-gobekli-tepe-for)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: the reliefs are the symbolic and mythic repertoire of the builders, varying between enclosures, with no…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. The reliefs are the symbolic and mythic repertoire of the builders, varying between enclosures, with no… leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters Pillar 43 is the most reproduced object at the site and the basis of the comet and calendar claims⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D956JYM7SS4/decoding-gobekli-tepe-with-archaeoastronomy-what-does-the)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D956KE82SEJ/representations-of-calendars-and-time-at-gobekli-tepe-and); its reading shapes what the public believes about the site. ## Answers 3 [**The reliefs are the symbolic and mythic repertoire of the builders, varying between enclosures, with no…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/answers/ANS0D9575R62HCV/the-reliefs-are-the-symbolic-and-mythic-repertoire-of-the) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/answers/ANS0D95767T4MBY/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The V marks and animals on Pillar 43 record a 365-day lunisolar calendar and a comet impact of about 10950 BC.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/answers/ANS0D95758J70PN/the-v-marks-and-animals-on-pillar-43-record-a-365-day) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 against Disputed ## History 1. 2010[Schmidt puts forward: the reliefs are the symbolic and mythic repertoire of the builders, varying between enclosures, with no…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D956FH8663D/gobekli-tepe-the-stone-age-sanctuaries-new-results-of) 1. 2017[Notroff et al.: pillars were moved and re-used, the building was probably roofed, and the dated event is centuries earlier…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D956K6E7299/more-than-a-vulture-a-response-to-sweatman-and-tsikritsis)Against: The V marks and animals on Pillar 43 record a 365-day lunisolar calendar and a comet impact of about 10950 BC. 1. 2022[Özdoğan: animal repertoires differ between enclosures; the same beasts appear in narrative scenes at Sayburç.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D956KP26VF5/the-sayburc-reliefs-a-narrative-scene-from-the-neolithic)For: The reliefs are the symbolic and mythic repertoire of the builders, varying between enclosures, with no… 1. 2024[Sweatman puts forward: the V marks and animals on Pillar 43 record a 365-day lunisolar calendar and a comet impact of about 10950 BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D956KE82SEJ/representations-of-calendars-and-time-at-gobekli-tepe-and) 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956W7G37QZ/what-do-the-reliefs-and-the-v-marks-on-pillar-43-mean%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956W7G37QZ/what-do-the-reliefs-and-the-v-marks-on-pillar-43-mean%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956W7G37QZ/what-do-the-reliefs-and-the-v-marks-on-pillar-43-mean%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956W7G37QZ/what-do-the-reliefs-and-the-v-marks-on-pillar-43-mean%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956W7G37QZ/what-do-the-reliefs-and-the-v-marks-on-pillar-43-mean%23add-source) Where it fits Göbekli Tepe [**What were the pillar buildings of Göbekli Tepe for?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956VG255C1/what-were-the-pillar-buildings-of-gobekli-tepe-for)Key question · most likely the enclosures were roofed communal and ritual buildings within a permanent hunter-gatherer settlement [How did hunter-gatherers organise the labour to quarry, carve and raise the pillars?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956VZP4VS1/how-did-hunter-gatherers-organise-the-labour-to-quarry-carve)Most likely · a resident community built and maintained the structures over generations as part of normal life [How were the dead treated at Göbekli Tepe?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956WFA3PPH/how-were-the-dead-treated-at-gobekli-tepe)Most likely · people were buried in the settlement; 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