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Three Mysterious Carvings May Reveal How Göbekli Tepe Was Designed 12,000 Years Ago
Long before written plans and measuring instruments entered the archaeological record, Göbekli Tepe’s builders were arranging enormous stone pillars within carefully organized monumental spaces. Three carvings on the site’s famous Pillar 43 may offer an unexpected clue to how those architectural ideas were visualized. Before a single pillar could be raised at Göbekli Tepe, someone…
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Daily Life Unearthed at Karahantepe: Over 30 Neolithic Dwellings Reveal the Human Side of an 11,000-Year-Old Settlement
Archaeologists excavating the Neolithic site of Karahantepe in southeastern Türkiye have uncovered more than 30 small, subterranean dwellings dating back around 11,000 years. The discovery provides the clearest glimpse yet into how early Anatolian communities lived, worked, and organized their daily routines — long before the rise of cities or agriculture as we know them.…
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9,500-Year-Old “Red-Floored Public Building” Unearthed at Çayönü Tepesi in Turkey
Archaeologists have uncovered a 9,500-year-old public building with a striking red-painted floor at Çayönü Tepesi, one of the world’s most significant Neolithic settlements, located in Ergani, Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey. The discovery offers a rare glimpse into the social life of early farming communities at the dawn of settled life. Excavations at Çayönü, first launched in…