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Yesemek Archaeological Site is located on the slopes of Karatepe in Yesemek Village, southeast of İslahiye district in Gaziantep Province, Türkiye. Spanning an area of approximately 300 by 400 meters, this site was active from the late 2nd millennium BCE until the end of the 8th century BCE. It functioned as the largest stone quarry and sculpture workshop in the Ancient Near East. Throughout different periods, production at Yesemek was influenced by Hittite, Syrian, Aramaic, and Assyrian artisti