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The Discovery of Göbekli Tepe: Challenging Assumptions About Early Human Civilization
TLDR The excavation of Göbekli Tepe in 1994 revealed the oldest known stone structure made by humans, dating back 11,000 years. This ancient site challenges previous assumptions about the development of early civilization, suggesting that structures and rituals predated the rise of agriculture and providing valuable insights into human history.
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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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Klaus Schmidt's excavation of Göbekli Tepe in 1994 revealed a complex of carved ancient monoliths, challenging previous assumptions about the site.
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Göbekli Tepe is the oldest known stone structure ever made by human beings, dating back 11,000 years.
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Göbekli Tepe, built by hunter-gatherers, has upended everything we know about early civilization, as it predates the oldest evidence of human civilization from Mesopotamia.
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Göbekli Tepe challenges the theory that agriculture led to the creation of cities, as it suggests that the development of structures and rituals predated the rise of agriculture.
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The engravings on the megalith at Göbekli Tepe might tell the story of a comet impacting the Earth, potentially alluding to one of the greatest disasters in human history, and the site's three main circles form an equilateral triangle, suggesting intentional planning and a basic understanding of geometry.
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Göbekli Tepe is still largely unexcavated, with ongoing debates about its purpose and whether people lived there, but it has become a popular tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, providing valuable insights into early human civilization and potentially pushing back our understanding of human history even further.
