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title: Göbekli Tepe, Pillar with Sculpture of a Fox
author: Zhengan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12475/gobekli-tepe-pillar-with-sculpture-of-a-fox/
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# Göbekli Tepe, Pillar with Sculpture of a Fox
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12475.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Göbekli Tepe](https://www.worldhistory.org/Göbekli_Tepe/) is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in [Anatolia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/), [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). One characteristic feature of the site is the abundance of monumental stone pillars, often arranged in a circle and elaborately decorated in many cases. This pillar most likely depicts a fox.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe_Pillar.JPG) by **Zhengan**. Submitted by [Fiona Richards](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/fiona.richards/ "User Page: Fiona Richards"), published on 16 July 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.