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Gobekli Tepe: World's Oldest Temple
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- Location and Access
- Located 15 kilometers from Sanliurfa, Turkey
- Accessible by 30-minute drive from Sanliurfa
- Best visited during spring or autumn
- Architectural Features
- Contains massive T-shaped limestone pillars up to 18 feet tall
- Features intricate animal and abstract symbol carvings
- Includes circular enclosures surrounded by pillars
- 2023 discovery of painted wild boar statue
- Historical Significance
- World's oldest known temple complex, dating to 9600 B.C
- Challenges traditional view of agriculture leading to settlements
- Suggests communal rituals may have driven agricultural development
- Discovered domestic buildings and grain processing tools
- Research and Preservation
- Klaus Schmidt initiated excavations in 1990s
- Site included in UNESCO World Heritage list in 2018
- Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism preserves site
- Similar structures found at nearby Karahan Tepe