US Edition’12,000-Year-Old’ Human Statue Found at Turkey’s Gobekli Tepe
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12,000-Year-Old Human Statue Discovered at Göbekli Tepe
Excavation area of Göbekli Tepe. Credit: Teomancimit / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a rare human statue at Göbekli Tepe, widely regarded as the world’s oldest temple and one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Built around 9600 B.C., the site predates Stonehenge by 6,000 years and the Egyptian pyramids by 7,000 years. Its massive T-shaped pillars, carved with animal motifs, offer unparallele…
’12,000-year-old’ human statue found at Turkey’s Gobekli Tepe
Turkey has announced the discovery of a human statue at the 12,000-year-old archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe, a site widely regarded as the world’s oldest known temple complex. The statue, believed to date back more than 12,000 years, was reportedly found embedded in a wall between two of the site’s monumental enclosures, known as Structures B and D, during restoration work on nearby Structure C. Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet…
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the discovery of a human statue believed to have been placed as a votive offering at Göbeklitepe. Archaeologist Nezih Başgelen commented on the discovery, noting that the findings obtained through the Stone Hills Project could reshape the definition of the Neolithic Age.
The Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe, widely recognized as the oldest temple in the world and a fundamental axis for the understanding of the dawn of human civilization, has once again revealed a monumental secret. In the course of the restoration works of its greatest structure, known as Structure C, archaeologists have [...]
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