12,000-Year-Old Grid-Plan Structures and Water Channel Discovered at ayn Mound

New Neolithic-era discoveries at Çayönü in southeastern Türkiye, dating back to approximately 10,200–6,500 BCE, include four grid-plan buildings and a Bronze Age (c. 3100–1100 BCE) water channel. Excavations reveal rich cultural layers spanning over millennia and early evidence of urban planning, metallurgy, and copper craftsmanship.

Excavations at the 12,000-year-old Neolithic site of Çayönü Mound, located in southeastern Turkey’s Ergani district, have unearthed four grid-plan structures and a Bronze Age water channel, shedding new light on the region’s prehistoric urban planning and craft production.

The latest findings were revealed during the 2025 excavation season led by Associate Professor Dr. Savaş Sarıaltun from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. According to a report by Anadolu Agency (AA), the discoveries come from the eastern part of the mound—an area never previously excavated.

“These grid-plan buildings and the channel system show that Çayönü still holds many undiscovered layers and stories,” said Dr. Sarıaltun.

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