Charles Pegge
16-07-2012, 07:31
South Eastern Turkey
Göbekli Tepe is regarded as an archaeological discovery of the greatest importance since it could profoundly change our understanding of a crucial stage in the development of human societies. It seems that the erection of monumental complexes was within the capacities of hunter-gatherers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göbekli_Tepe
Each T-shaped pillar varies between 40 to 60 tonnes, leaving us scratching our heads as to how on earth they accomplished such a monumental feat. In a time when even simple hand tools were hard to come by, how did they get these stone blocks there, and how did they erect them?
The unique method used for the preservation of Gobeklitepe has really been the key to the survival of this amazing site. Whoever built this magnificent monument, made sure of its survival along thousands of years, by simply backfilling the various sites and burying them deep under, by using an incredible amount of material and all these led to an excellent preservation.
http://gobeklitepe.info/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0ViMVxKZA
Interview with chief Archaeologist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8DOjnZu8H4
Göbekli Tepe is regarded as an archaeological discovery of the greatest importance since it could profoundly change our understanding of a crucial stage in the development of human societies. It seems that the erection of monumental complexes was within the capacities of hunter-gatherers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göbekli_Tepe
Each T-shaped pillar varies between 40 to 60 tonnes, leaving us scratching our heads as to how on earth they accomplished such a monumental feat. In a time when even simple hand tools were hard to come by, how did they get these stone blocks there, and how did they erect them?
The unique method used for the preservation of Gobeklitepe has really been the key to the survival of this amazing site. Whoever built this magnificent monument, made sure of its survival along thousands of years, by simply backfilling the various sites and burying them deep under, by using an incredible amount of material and all these led to an excellent preservation.
http://gobeklitepe.info/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0ViMVxKZA
Interview with chief Archaeologist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8DOjnZu8H4