Gobekli Tepe rests at the top of a mountain in the southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey approximately seven miles northeast of modern Urfa (1). The site has massive carved stone that date back 11-12KYA (2). These dates categorize the site as a part of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period (3).
Evidence suggests that Gobekli Tepe was inhabited by early Neolithic people (4). The site attracted hunter-gatherers from Africa and it is also thought to have been a place of worship for nomadic people (4).
The site is important because it pre-dates Stonehenge by about 6,000 years and it dismisses the idea that religious practices emerged after hunter-gatherers mastered some form of agriculture (4). Gobekli Tepe was originally shunned
Evidence suggests that Gobekli Tepe was inhabited by early Neolithic people (4). The site attracted hunter-gatherers from Africa and it is also thought to have been a place of worship for nomadic people (4).
The site is important because it pre-dates Stonehenge by about 6,000 years and it dismisses the idea that religious practices emerged after hunter-gatherers mastered some form of agriculture (4). Gobekli Tepe was originally shunned