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Göbekli Tepe: The Oldest Known Stone Structure Challenges Our Understanding of Early Human Civilization
TLDR The discovery of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey has revealed a complex of ancient monoliths dating back 11,000 years, challenging the previous theory that agriculture was necessary for the creation of cities and monumental structures. This site has provided valuable insights into early human civilization and may have been used for astronomical observations.
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The discovery of Göbekli Tepe in southeastern Turkey in 1994 completely changed our understanding of early human civilization.
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The excavation of Göbekli Tepe revealed a complex of ancient monoliths with elaborate carvings, including pictures of animals and people, surrounded by circular walls, located on the top of a hill with a great view of the surrounding countryside.
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Göbekli Tepe is the oldest known stone structure ever made by human beings, dating back 11,000 years, and is believed to be a temple complex with no evidence of agriculture or dwellings.
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Göbekli Tepe, built by hunter-gatherers, challenges the previous theory that agriculture was necessary for the creation of cities and monumental structures.
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Göbekli Tepe suggests that the creation of structures and rituals predates the rise of agriculture, and the site may have also been used for astronomical observations, potentially setting the date of human star observation back by thousands of years.
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The three main excavated circles at Göbekli Tepe were planned and may have been created all at once, indicating a basic understanding of geometry, and there is still much to be learned about the site as only 5% has been excavated so far.
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Göbekli Tepe has provided valuable insights into early human civilization, pushing our understanding of ancient history back several thousand years and potentially even further in the future.
