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01-27-2006, 06:50 PM
Hum,
where is Gobekli Tepe?
Its here (http://static.flickr.com/33/91845673_62d57d8c23_o.jpg) somewhere....
Background:
The world's oldest temple, dating back around 12,000 years, is located on Göbekli Hill in Turkey's province of Sanliurfa.
The temple was discovered by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt.
Stone figures and columns were discovered at the excavation site, suggesting that hundreds of people had worked to transport and erect the columns.
The temple stands around 15 meters in height and 300 m in diameter, and located on a hill upon which a single tree stands.
Local people considered the lone tree a 'will tree' in keeping with the idea that the temple was one of the most important sacred places of ancient times.
The site is located 15-km from Urfa on the top of a range of limestone-hills that forms the south-eastern extension of the Taurus-mountains.
Göbekli is located on top of an 800m high hill. The name means "hill with a navel".
The site was discovered in 1963 during a survey. Since 1995, excavations have been conducted by the museum Urfa and the German archaeological institute (DAI ) Istanbul.
Previously a 9,000-year-old temple in Jordan was considered to be the world's oldest temple.
where is Gobekli Tepe?
Its here (http://static.flickr.com/33/91845673_62d57d8c23_o.jpg) somewhere....
Background:
The world's oldest temple, dating back around 12,000 years, is located on Göbekli Hill in Turkey's province of Sanliurfa.
The temple was discovered by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt.
Stone figures and columns were discovered at the excavation site, suggesting that hundreds of people had worked to transport and erect the columns.
The temple stands around 15 meters in height and 300 m in diameter, and located on a hill upon which a single tree stands.
Local people considered the lone tree a 'will tree' in keeping with the idea that the temple was one of the most important sacred places of ancient times.
The site is located 15-km from Urfa on the top of a range of limestone-hills that forms the south-eastern extension of the Taurus-mountains.
Göbekli is located on top of an 800m high hill. The name means "hill with a navel".
The site was discovered in 1963 during a survey. Since 1995, excavations have been conducted by the museum Urfa and the German archaeological institute (DAI ) Istanbul.
Previously a 9,000-year-old temple in Jordan was considered to be the world's oldest temple.