What is older than Göbekli Tepe?

Discoveries at Boncuklu Tarla in southeastern Mardin are around 1,000 years older than those in Gobeklitepe, says professor. The latest archeologic excavations in southeastern Turkey discovered an ancient site older than Gobeklitepe, known as the oldest temple in the world, according to a Turkish university rector.

Is Stonehenge older than Göbekli Tepe?

Ahead, the Mesopotamian plain, like a dust-coloured sea, stretches south hundreds of miles. The stone circles of Gobekli Tepe are just in front, hidden under the brow of the hill. Dated at around 9,500BC, these stones are 5,500 years older than the first cities of Mesopotamia, and 7,000 years older than Stonehenge.

Is Jericho older than Göbekli Tepe?

Its Turkish name is Göbekli Tepe. It’s estimated to be eleven thousand years old—six and a half thousand years older than the Great Pyramid, about a half thousand years older than the walls of Jericho.

Is Göbekli Tepe older than Sumerian?

“We’re 6,000 years before the invention of writing here,” he says. “There’s more time between Gobekli Tepe and the Sumerian clay tablets [etched in 3300 B.C.] than from Sumer to today,” says Gary Rollefson, an archaeologist at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, who is familiar with Schmidt’s work.

Who built Göbekli Tepe and for what purpose?

Göbekli Tepe (which translates to “potbelly hill” in Turkish) was built some 11,000 to 12,000 years ago — hundreds of years before any evidence of farming or animal domestication emerged on the planet. So it’s thought that this massive undertaking was the work of hunter gatherers.

Is anything older than Stonehenge?

Newgrange was built by our neolithic ancestors 5,000 years ago, 500 years before the great pyramid of Giza and 1,000 years before Stonehenge. Its significance lies in the fact that this ancient passage grave is aligned with the winter solstice, December 21st, the shortest day of the year.

Is Newgrange older than Gobekli Tepe?

There are dozens of monuments in Ireland that are older, not to mention plenty more around the world. Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, for instance, is around 12,000 years old – more than twice as old as Newgrange.

Why is Gobekli Tepe so important?

Located in modern Turkey, Göbekli Tepe is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. The discovery of this stunning 10,000 year old site in the 1990s CE sent shock waves through the archaeological world and beyond, with some researchers even claiming it was the site of the biblical Garden of Eden.

What is the oldest Neolithic site in the world?

Göbekli Tepe