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Göbekli Tepe – Oldest Known Temple Site
March 23 , 2026
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- Göbekli Tepe provides important new evidence about the origins of early human civilisation.
- It is located in Turkey and dates back to around 9600 BCE.
- It is considered the world’s oldest known temple complex, older than the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge.
- The site has large T-shaped limestone pillars with detailed carvings of animals such as foxes, lions and birds.
- It was built by hunter-gatherers, showing that organised social life existed even before agriculture began.
- The site was deliberately buried around 8000 BCE, and the exact reason is still not known.
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