The first belief center on earth: GÖBEKLİTEPE

SÜMEYRA YARIŞ TOPAL

The records about the history of world beliefs was made history with the discovery of Göbeklitepe. With the first workings on it beginning in 1983, Göbeklitepe is the world’s oldest temple.

In June last year, the temple entered the UNESCO World Heritage List and hosted around 1 million visitors. With 2019 being called the ‘Göbeklitepe Year,’
the temple increased its number of visitors.

OLDER THAN PYRAMIDS

Belonging to the Neolithic Age, Göbeklitepe is located as the world’s first belief center. Before the discovery of Göbeklitepe, the oldest temple known was a 5000-year-old temple in Malta.

The temple in Göbeklitepe is 7000 years older than this temple. More, it is 7000 years older than Stone Henge, and 7500 years older than the Egyptian pyramids. On the stones of the temple, animal figures can be seen, such as scorpions, snake, bull, lion, crane, and wild boar.

SCIENTISTS ARE SURPRISED

The historical temple was discovered in 1963. However, it was in 1995 when the works began professionally. Although20 temples have been discovered in the area, only 6 of them been open to the public. Since the temple was built in an area far from settlement regions, scientists are wondering how the material needed to build the temple, such as stones, were carried.

THE START OF SETTLEMENT LIFE

According to the findings of scientists, Göbeklitepe, located in the Örencik village 20 kilometers northeast of Urfa, was the first place to bring masses of people together. This is because the construction of the temple required an immense workforce and following its construction, the temple served as a center of faith for the people at that time. Again, according to the findings, many people settled in areas close to the temple.

23 Temmuz 2019 Salı

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