Search Results: Göbekli Tepe

“Göbekli Tepe” (“Hill with a Navel”, or “Potbelly Hill”) is found approximately 16 km (10 miles) northeast of Şanlıurfa, an ancient city in southeastern Turkey once named “Edessa” and known as “the City of the Prophets”. While this nearby...

The 10,000 BCE temple of Göbekli Tepe, Turkey.

Located in modern Turkey, Göbekli Tepe is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. The discovery of this stunning 10,000 year old site in the 1990s CE sent shock waves through the archaeological world and beyond, with...

Göbekli Tepe is the world's oldest example of monumental architecture; a 'temple' built at the end of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years ago. It was discovered in 1995 CE when, just a short distance from the city of Şanliurfa in Southeast Turkey...

Area surrounding the site of Göbekli Tepe, Turkey. The archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe dates back to the end of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years ago, and was discovered in 1995 CE. It is the world's oldest example of monumental architecture...

Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. The site chronology is divided into three levels, Layer I being the most recent and Layer III the oldest and deepest level. Layer III is also the most sophisticated...

This infographic explores the excavation area at Göbekli Tepe, with maps, illustrations, images, and a timeline. Click on the image to zoom in.

Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. The site chronology is divided into three levels, Layer I being the youngest and Layer III the oldest and deepest. Layer III is also the most sophisticated level...

Enclosure F at the oldest extant temple site in the world, Göbekli Tepe, in southeastern Turkey, dating from 11,500 years ago.

Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. One characteristic feature of the site is the abundance of monumental stone pillars, often arranged in a circle and elaborately decorated in many cases. This...