Gobekli Tepe
CountryTurkey
Date9600 BC
Notable Feature6 m pillars
RegionSanliurfa
About Gobekli Tepe
The oldest known temple in the world, 6,000 years older than Stonehenge. Built by hunter-gatherers, not farmers. T-shaped pillars up to 6 m tall. Deliberately buried around 8000 BC. Rewrites the history of civilization.
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