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Marc Verhoeven
An archaeologist at RAAP in the Netherlands who on 13 June 2025 published a study of humans and animals in Göbekli Tepe’s imagery.
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Marc Verhoeven is an archaeologist affiliated with RAAP Archaeological Consultancy in Weert, the Netherlands. On 13 June 2025 the Cambridge Archaeological Journal published his study of human–animal relations at Göbekli TepeGöbekli TepeA Neolithic site in southeastern Turkey, known for communal buildings and T-shaped pillars; the excavation team describes a settlement with a pronounced ritual component.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. He calls the central pillars humanoids and places them in a model alongside gods and ancestors.
The photograph is a wild-boar sculpture from Göbekli Tepe in the Şanlıurfa Museum, the kind of animal image his article discusses. It is not his portrait and not pillars 18 and 31. [1] [2]
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- Marc Verhoeven (2025). Relationality, Immanence, Hierarchy: The Nature and Culture of Being(s) at Göbekli Tepe. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. Author and publication metadata, abstract and model passages; RAAP affiliation and interpretation of humanoid pillars. Return to the text ↑
- Dick Osseman (Dosseman). Wild-boar sculpture from Göbekli Tepe in Şanlıurfa Museum. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Image identity, provenance and licence; contextual evidence of animal imagery. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Marc Verhoeven», Edition 5, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/marc-verhoeven