Göbekli Tepe
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Göbekli Tepe

Pre-Pottery Neolithicc. 9600–8000 BCETurkeyWestern Asia
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The Core Mystery Brief

The world's oldest known megalithic temple, built by hunter-gatherers 11,000 years ago — rewriting the timeline of organised religion.

What We Know

Discovered in 1995, the site features massive T-shaped limestone pillars carved with reliefs of animals, arranged in circular enclosures.

What Is Debated

Some researchers argue the site predates agriculture so dramatically that it challenges the standard model of civilisation's origins.

The Mystery

What compelled hunter-gatherers to build monumental architecture before farming?

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Earth Ancients
Earth Ancients

Hugh Evans: The Origins of the Zodiac

90 min2 months ago
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The Archaeology Podcast Network Feed

Göbekli Tepe with Jens Notroff - Rock Art 169

46 min3 months ago
Brothers of the Serpent
Brothers of the Serpent

Episode #374: Sacred Geometry and Lunar Mysteries with Randall Carlson

98 min6 months ago
Earth Ancients
Earth Ancients

Destiny: Graham Phillips, The Original Zodiac

74 min9 months ago
Brothers of the Serpent
Brothers of the Serpent

Episode #364: Live Listener Comms - Cosmology and Spirituality

150 min11 months ago
The Ancients
The Ancients

Göbekli Tepe: The First Temple?

51 minover 1 year ago
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