A bedrock pit at Göbekli Tepe measures 25 feet across and almost 8 feet deep.
Sources
- Features - Last Stand of the Hunter-Gatherers? - Archaeology Magazine - May/June 2021 (archaeology.org)
- https://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub362/entry-6007.html (factsanddetails.com)
- https://publications.dainst.org/journals/efb/article/download/2596/7095 (publications.dainst.org)
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