Picture this: a group of locals stumble upon massive, intricately carved stones peeking out of the ground in southeastern Turkey. Not architects or historians, just ordinary folks going about their day. Turns out, it’s the world-famous Göbekli Tepe, an ancient archaeological marvel dating back over 11,000 years. News spread like wildfire, and archaeologists were soon on the scene, unraveling the secrets of this prehistoric site. The accidental discovery rewrote the history books, challenging our understanding of early human civilization and leaving everyone in awe of the ancient builders who left their mark so long ago.
Credit:
Vulture Stone: Sue Fleckney – https://flic.kr/p/x4o3q1, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vulture_Stone,_Gobekli_Tepe,_Sanliurfa,_South-east_Anatolia,_Turkey.jpg
Göbekli Tepe: German Archaeological Institute, photo E. Kücük., CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_archaeological_site_of_G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe_-_main_excavation_area.png
CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/:
Göbekli Tepe: Teomancimit, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe,_Urfa.jpg
Klaus-Peter Simon:
Göbekli2012, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6bekli2012-11.jpg
UrfaMuseum, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UrfaMuseumG%C3%B6bekli.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/:
Göbekli Tepe: Zhengan, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe_surrounding_area.JPG
Dosseman:
Urfa Göbeklitepe Building, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urfa_G%C3%B6beklitepe_Building_B_5326.jpg
Göbeklitepe Building, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6beklitepe_Building_C_5372_(cropped).jpg
Göbeklitepe Building, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6beklitepe_Building_C_sept_2019_5373crop.jpg
Urfa Göbeklitepe Building, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urfa_G%C3%B6beklitepe_Building_A_5345.jpg
Beytullah eles:
Göbeklitepe Şanlıurfa, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6beklitepe_%C5%9Eanl%C4%B1urfa.jpg
Göbeklitepe, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6beklitepe.jpg
Şanlıurfa Müzesi Göbeklitepe: Cobija, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%9Eanl%C4%B1urfa_M%C3%BCzesi_G%C3%B6beklitepe_D_Tap%C4%B1na%C4%9F%C4%B1.jpg
Göbekli Tepe Pillar: Zhengan, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe_Pillar.JPG
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