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Göbekli Tepe


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2024 Oct 1, 11:26am   56 views  1 comment

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This is just so far out that it deserves its own thread.

https://www.destinations.com.tr/gobekli-tepe-the-mysteries-of-the-worlds-oldest-temple/


The ancient site, translating to “Potbelly Hill” in Turkish, has intrigued archaeologists since its discovery in the 1960s. It’s a vast complex of carved stones and animal shaped pillars arranged in circles. The mystery lies in the fact that this site predates settled human life.

It challenges the conventional timeline of human civilization, pushing back the advent of monumental architecture and organized ‘religion’ thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

Gobekli Tepe is indeed older than Ancient Egypt. The site dates back to around 9600 to 7300 BC, which makes it nearly twice as old as Egypt’s pyramids.



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1   Ingrid   2024 Oct 1, 11:36am  

it always surprises me, that archeologists think of temples first, before thinking of homes. Lots of homes of old peoples are round. Most African huts are, teepees are, yurts are. But when something round is found, the first thing they think of is temples. There are a few tubes reportages on this, and I wonder why it does not dawn on anyone that this might have been houses.

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