Structure BF — Key Facts
Structure BF is a small special building beside the Central Building — notable less for its size than for what was inside it: T-shaped pillars, stone vessels and plates, tiny animal figurines, a vessel nested inside another, selected animal remains, burned cattle skulls, and clear traces of fire.
What we know
Structure BF is a small building beside the Central Building (AD), notable for its contents rather than its scale. The cleanest reported counts are three small animal figurines, three stone rings, and one smaller vessel set inside a larger one. Alongside these are stone plates, selected animal remains, burned cattle skulls, and clear fire features. Many of the animal-remain claims remain plural and reporting-grade, awaiting formal zooarchaeological publication.
Inside Structure BF
- A small special building beside the Central Building
- T-shaped pillars
- Stone vessels and plates
- Three small animal figurines and three stone rings
- A nested vessel — a smaller vessel inside a larger one
- Selected animal remains, burned cattle skulls, and fire features
How it fits the site
BF sits right beside the Central Building (AD), and reads as a place of objects, offerings, and fire rather than a large gathering space.
What was it for?
BF gives the impression of a room for objects, offerings, and fire — but we keep its details at reporting-grade and do not over-read them into a single settled rite.
Frequently asked questions
What is Structure BF?
A small special building beside Karahan Tepe's Central Building, containing T-pillars, stone vessels and plates, animal figurines, a nested vessel, animal remains, burned cattle skulls, and fire features.
What was found in Structure BF?
Reported finds include three animal figurines, three stone rings, a smaller vessel inside a larger one, stone plates, selected animal remains, and burned cattle skulls with fire features.
Karahan Tepe Research & Archive · Last updated July 2026.
Follows Stone Mounds and official Taş Tepeler reporting. Where details are still described as "reported," they await formal publication and are flagged as such. We use the excavator's designation as the canonical name and avoid assigning a single settled function. This is a living archive summary, not an official academic publication.
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