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Ok the title is click bait, but as a few of us were having a conversation in the we wuz kangz thread I thought you guys might find this interesting.
Gobleki Tepe is the name of a site discovered in Turkey. Out of laziness I'll copy a bit of wikis page about it
Göbekli Tepe is regarded by some as an archaeological discovery of the greatest importance since it could profoundly change the understanding of a crucial stage in the development of human society. Ian Hodder of Stanford University said, "Göbekli Tepe changes everything".[3][40] If indeed the site was built by hunter-gatherers as some researchers believe then it would mean that the ability to erect monumental complexes was within the capacities of these sorts of groups which would overturn previous assumptions. Some researchers believe that the construction of Göbekli Tepe may have contributed to the later development of urban civilization, as excavator Klaus Schmidt put it, "First came the temple, then the city."[41]
Archaeologists believe that this maybe the site where Hunter and gatherers first settled and became farmers, paving the way for civilization as we know it. It has the oldest megaliths ever discovered and some of the first religious practices and shrines ever.
More fascinating than that even is the fact that through DNA testing on grains humans use throughout the world almost all can be traced to this spot, almost all the grain,barley etc may have been first cultivated here.
This may be the place where humans became more then just another animal. While calling it the garden of Eden is an admitted exaggeration, there's no doubt that this is one of most important discoveries in the field of archeology and a giant leap for mankind towards leaving the Neolithic Hunter gathering that almost all humans were at that point.
This kind of stuff fascinates me, the beginnings of culture,religion, cultivation, farming may all be traced to right here.
Thoughts? Doubts? Am I nerd?
Shit, can a mod get rid of the wiki link, i put it on the wrong spot and don't know how to remove
Gobleki Tepe is the name of a site discovered in Turkey. Out of laziness I'll copy a bit of wikis page about it
Göbekli Tepe is regarded by some as an archaeological discovery of the greatest importance since it could profoundly change the understanding of a crucial stage in the development of human society. Ian Hodder of Stanford University said, "Göbekli Tepe changes everything".[3][40] If indeed the site was built by hunter-gatherers as some researchers believe then it would mean that the ability to erect monumental complexes was within the capacities of these sorts of groups which would overturn previous assumptions. Some researchers believe that the construction of Göbekli Tepe may have contributed to the later development of urban civilization, as excavator Klaus Schmidt put it, "First came the temple, then the city."[41]
Archaeologists believe that this maybe the site where Hunter and gatherers first settled and became farmers, paving the way for civilization as we know it. It has the oldest megaliths ever discovered and some of the first religious practices and shrines ever.
More fascinating than that even is the fact that through DNA testing on grains humans use throughout the world almost all can be traced to this spot, almost all the grain,barley etc may have been first cultivated here.
This may be the place where humans became more then just another animal. While calling it the garden of Eden is an admitted exaggeration, there's no doubt that this is one of most important discoveries in the field of archeology and a giant leap for mankind towards leaving the Neolithic Hunter gathering that almost all humans were at that point.
This kind of stuff fascinates me, the beginnings of culture,religion, cultivation, farming may all be traced to right here.
Thoughts? Doubts? Am I nerd?
Shit, can a mod get rid of the wiki link, i put it on the wrong spot and don't know how to remove
