Technology | February 24, 2010 | 1 comment

Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple

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A temple complex in Turkey that predates even the pyramids is rewriting the story of human evolution. The site isn't just old, it redefines old: the temple was built 11,500 years ago—a staggering 7,000 years before the Great Pyramid, and more than 6,000 years before Stonehenge first took shape. The ruins are so early that they predate villages, pottery, domesticated animals, and even agriculture—the first embers of civilization .... http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id...:gobekli-tepe-the-worlds-first-temple&catid=38:recentnews&Itemid=55
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