The Yeni Mahalle Mound (Balıklıgöl Höyüğü) in the old city center of Urfanorth to the balikligol sacred area , dating back to the pottery period of the Neolithic ie. 9400-8600 BC.
Sources:
- Bahattin Celik, Arkeoloji’de Urfa, Istanbul, 2008 - https://www.sanliurfa.bel.tr/files/1/bsb_sonra/il_kultur_mudurlugu/1_arkeolojide_urfa.pdf
- idem: Şanlıurfa - Yeni Mahalle Höyüğü in the Light of Novel C14 Analysis,in:Studies in Honor of engin Özgen (pp.101-107), Chapter: 7,: Asitan Kitap Ankara 2014
- Svend Hansen, Neolithic Figurines in Anatolia, in: The Neolithic in Turkey 6 - 10500-5200 BC Environment, Settlement, Flora, Fauna, Dating, Symbols of Belief, with views from North, South, East and West, Istanbul 2015