Andrew curry on the world s first temple.
Gobekli tepe roof.
It is beautiful and shows both artistic as well as engineering talent.
Göbekli tepe is an archaeological site found in the southeast of turkey.
If true it may have been built after the end of the last ice age.
Daily news roof to preserve gobeklitepe excavation area.
The roof would support the central pillars while offering protection from the elements.
And much of it is still uncovered.
In modern times it was rediscovered in 1963 during a survey conducted by istanbul university and university of chicago.
Anything else right now is just speculation a fancy synonym for guessing.
ɟœbecˈli teˈpe potbelly hill is an archaeological site in the southeastern anatolia region of turkey approximately 12 km 7 mi northeast of the city of şanlıurfa the tell artificial mound has a height of 15 m 50 ft and is about 300 m 1 000 ft in diameter.
It is approximately 760 m 2 500 ft above sea level.
For some enclosures the entrance was likely through an opening in the roof.
Snakes are the most common followed by foxes and then vultures.
The site has been partially excavated mainly through the efforts of klaus schmidt working for the german archaeological institute.
It looks like gobekli tepe was built around 12k years ago based on carbon 14 dating.
The surrounding area is also at a similar higher level.
While not as old as gobekli.