Göbekli Tepe

Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site that was discovered on a hill in Turkey about 10 miles from Sanliurfa. This site dates back to 10,000 BCE, and has been named the oldest man-made place of worship discovered! It contains temples and limestone pillars that were found with carvings of different animals and characters on them. Bone evidence found at the site suggests the possibility of ritual sacrifices at Göbekli Tepe. Other evidence such as Neolithic flint tools was also scattered throughout the site (Murphy, 2017). What makes Göbekli Tepe so fascinating is that it predated when archaeologists thought religious practices and rituals existed, and how the 16-ton stone pillars could be transported and arranged at the site leads to even more unanswered questions from archaeologists!