As the Taş Tepeler sites are excavated and analyzed, the picture of the PPN world of Upper Mesopotamia will become increasingly detailed and nuanced, allowing for the identification of both common patterns and meaningful variations across the region.

Paleogenomic analysis — the recovery and analysis of ancient DNA from human remains — is a rapidly advancing field that has already transformed the understanding of prehistoric population movements and relationships in Europe and other regions.

Ancient DNA analysis of PPN skeletal material from the Fertile Crescent is ongoing and is beginning to shed light on the population structure, movement, and relationships of the communities that participated in the Neolithic transition.

If ancient DNA can be recovered from the human remains found at Göbekli Tepe, it could potentially provide direct information about the biological relationships of the people who used the site to other communities across the PPN world.