Now seen as early evidence of prehistoric worship, the hilltop site was previously shunned by researchers as nothing more than a medieval cemetery. Berthold Steinhilber Six miles from Urfa, an ancient ...
In the 1960s, anthropologists from Istanbul University and the University of Chicago were conducting a survey of southeastern Anatolia when they stumbled upon a mound peppered with limestone slabs, ...
New discoveries at Göbekli Tepe’s enigmatic sister site, Karahan Tepe, reveal a major clue to how these ancient Neolithic ...
On a low rise in southeastern Turkey, a ring of carved stone pillars has forced archaeologists to rethink how civilization began. The site, known as Göbekli Tepe, is roughly 12,000 years old, which ...
GOBEKLI TEPE, Turkey — Tour guide Sabahattin Alkan herds curious tourists through the scorching afternoon heat, luring them with the promise of something far stranger than your typical vacation snap. ...
The carvings may also depict an ancient comet strike that occurred 13,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...
“Over here on the right, you see a spaceship landed recently,” he says with a grin. He’s joking. Mostly. But more on that in a minute. We’re in the Urfa plain, a dry, dusty stretch about 25 miles from ...
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