Göbekli Tepe is the world’s oldest known temple.
Older than agriculture.
Built 12,000 years ago by hunter-gatherers.
The temple was intentionally buried.
The discovery changed our understanding of history.
Humans came together to build religious centers before they settled into societies.
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I like how the animals are not engraved in the stone but the stone is carved away to show the animals. Seems more difficult to carve.
Good point! It’s incredible to think hunter-gatherers achieved that level of detail.
I'm currently reading Graham Hancock's "Fingerprint of the Gods." It covers the same topic, with different evidence from around the world.
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It’s been on my reading list for a long time. I find his hypothesis on psychedelics and consciousness really interesting.
There is some interesting takes on this (and other very old megalithic sites like Stonehenge) in the book The Apocalypse of Yajnvavalkya that suggests that this site was actually a training camp for ... how to say... the ruling class.
I’ve never heard of it before but it’s a really interesting take. I will look it up.
