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. 2019 May 1;14(5):e0215214. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215214

Table 1. Typology of the handstones from Göbekli Tepe.

Type 1 Oval to subrectangular in topview, high and square or pillow-shaped sections (485 finds).
Type 2 Oval to subrectangular in topview, wedge-shaped in section (256 finds).
Type 3 Elongated subrectangular in topview, pillow- to wedge-shaped sections (4 finds).
Type 4 Broad-oval in topview and in section (16 finds).
Type 5 Small, round, ball-shaped (5 finds).
Type 6 Elongated-ovaloid in topview, d-shaped or triangular in section (120 finds).
Type 7 Oval in topview, round in section (18 finds).
Type 8 Oval in topview, lentil-shaped in section (18 finds).
Type 9 Irregular shape and section (25 finds).
Type 10 Broad-oval in topview, flat-oval in section (51 finds).
Not classifiable due to object preservation 127 finds
Preforms, roughouts, miniatures 43 finds