Gobekli tepe was discovered in southern turkey a few years ago by a farmer tending his sheep. Klaus schmidt of the german archaeological institute, reveals that the hill consists of a series of immense megalithic stone circles on the scale of stonehenge. Gobekli tepe is an archaeological site in the southeastern anatolia region of turkey. Klaus schmidt is adjunct professor at the institute for prehistory at erlangennurnberg university and senior research fellow at the orient department of the. Jul 21, 2014 ancient gobeklitepe pioneer schmidt passes away sanliurfa anadolu agency. The tell artificial mound has a height of 15 m 49 ft and is about 300 m 980 ft in diameter. The site, currently undergoing excavation by german and turkish archaeologists, was erected by huntergatherers in the 9th millennium bc. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, tedx is a program of local, selforganized events that bring people together to share a tedlike experience. Ian hodder of stanford university said, gobekli tepe changes everything. Klaus schmidt has 42 books on goodreads with 539 ratings.
Klaus schmidt studied preand protohistory, as well as classical archaeology and geology at the universities of erlangen and heidelberg. Genesis of the gods by andrew collins is a comprehensive interpretation of the oldest advanced temple complex on earth. This interview could be the last one before his unfortunate death on july 2014. Klaus schmidt studied pre and protohistory, as well as classical archaeology and geology at the universities of erlangen and heidelberg. He completed his doctorate in 1983 at the heidelberg university under the direction of harald hauptmann. In 1994, german archaeologist klaus schmidt and his team. These people were foragers, schmidt says, people who gathered plants and hunted wild animals. Professor klaus schmidt, a pioneer of excavations in gobeklitepe. Gobekli changes everything, says ian hodder, an anthropologist at stanford university. The remains of wild sheep were recovered from two sites in upper mesopotamia in what is now modern turkey.
Summarizing the importance of the the archaeological site at gobekli tepe turkish for hill with a belly is a formidable task. Gobekli tepe a stone age sanctuary in southeastern anatolia. Wouldnt it be great if archeologists made a habit of reacting in this way, giving rise to a calm and rational debate, one that might actually result in a consensus or two completely logical and different opinions where they agree to disagree. That is not the only superlative being thrown about. Stone age people coming from a radius of roughly 200km around the site. Cosmic equinox and sacred marriage part ii sun and moon iconography can be found on the impressive standing pillars of gobeklitepe, the neolithic temples that are among the most important archaeological sites of our time. Nov 21, 2011 gobekli tepe is truly one of the most groundbreaking archaeology sites currently being investigated on the planet, and the findings that have been uncovered over the past 17 years are literally rewriting the book on how civilization first arose, as well as providing a window through which the initial sedentarization phases of humanity can be. They had found a hill with broken slabs of limestone and didnt bother looking further, sure thered.
Gobekli tepe temple near sanliurfa, turkey, the oldest known temple in the world. Mar 19, 2018 archeologist klaus schmidt talks about the importance of gobeklitepe. Noah kramer summed up that view in the 1950s in his book history begins at sumer. Animals in the symbolic world of prepottery neolithic. Certainly, the construction project would have required a sustained labor force to quarry, work and place the stones.
Dream away, my darlings, for permission has now been granted to reexamine. Mar, 2017 what we can conclude is that the existence of gobekli tepe suggests there were highly advanced civilizations on the earth before us. Religion and hierarchy at gobekli tepe why nations fail. Klaus schmidt has 42 books on goodreads with 530 ratings. Books by klaus schmidt author of gobekli tepe goodreads. Wikimedia commons the gobekli tepe archaeological site. What is goebekli tepe klaus schmidt tedxprague youtube. Klaus schmidt has died of a heart attack while swimming in a pool in germany at the age of 61.
And because those artifacts closely resemble others from nearby sites previously carbondated to about 9000 b. The site is decorated with pillars depicting carvings of headless humans, snakes, and scorpions. Sep 23, 2018 but the animals featured in the reliefs are different, suggesting to schmidt and colleagues that they may represent people from different settlements who all shared the use of gobekli tepe. And for those of us passionate about past lives and restoring ancient wisdom, gobekli tepe opens the pandoras box on all possibilities. Patrick symmes writes schmidt has uncovered a vast and beautiful temple complex, a structure so ancient that it may be the very first thing human beings ever built.
May 19, 2015 next up, hancock points out in the presentation involving his research, which was still a work in progress at the time, are the proofs involving manmade hill at gobekli tepe in turkey. The worlds oldest temples in gobekli tepe and nevali cori, turkey in the. The worlds oldest temples in gobekli tepe and nevali cori. The discovery of this stunning 10,000 year old site in the 1990s ce sent shock waves through the archaeological world and beyond, with some researchers even claiming it was the site of the biblical garden of eden. Response to an archaeologist at gobekli tepe graham hancock. He had published books on the gobeklitepe excavations in turkish. When gobekli tepe was uncovered in 1994, it changed everything we thought we knew about human history.
Klaus schmidt knew almost instantly that he was going to be spending a lot of time at. First, it examines the c14 dating information supplied by the archeologist in charge of the gobekli tepe excavation, klaus schmidt, and a number of others. It is reputed to be 12,000 years old, much older than the pyramids, and had been buried to preserve the site. May 18, 2016 another possible point in favor of people from a larger area congregating at gobekli tepe is presented by raw material sourcing of the obsidian found onsite read more here external link. A site suggesting that gobekli tepe is fake back to top.
The archaeologists who first found gobekli tepe in the 1960s didnt think it was anything more than a medieval graveyard. In 1994, klaus schmidt of the german archaeological institute, who had previously been working at. Six miles from urfa, an ancient city in southeastern turkey, klaus schmidt has made one of the most startling archaeological discoveries of our time. So, to finally answer the question of who built gobekli tepe. Indeed, the gatekeeper has only one book for sale and thats an english translation of the work by klaus schmidt that first alerted the world to his. Gobekli tepe turkish for hill with a stomach is a hilltop sanctuary built on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge about 15km northeast of the town of sanl.
Gobekli tepe is regarded by some as an archaeological discovery of great importance since it could profoundly change the understanding of a crucial stage in the development of human society. It will be many years to come before the excavation of gobekli tepe is completed. Picture of 11,600 yearold pillars at the temple of gobekli tepe. Gobekli tepe a stone age sanctuary in southeastern anatolia klaus schmidt on. Established orion is the symbol for the cross of the churches showing alignment which led to discovery of the holy grail. Gobekli tepe was just discovered several years ago. Gobekli tepe is a massive, ancient temple found in turkey, built out of pillars organized into great stone rings. Jul 08, 2014 in the spirit of ideas worth spreading, tedx is a program of local, selforganized events that bring people together to share a tedlike experience. Although the late professor klaus schmidt, the head of excavations at gobekli tepe between 1995 and his untimely death in 2014, never commented on these holed stones in enclosures c and d, he did pass comment on some strange stone rings found at the site see fig. Buy gobekli tepe 1 by klaus schmidt, rustem aslan isbn. Like pompeii emerging from volcanic ash in 1599, gobekli tepes last moments were preserved by backfill 10,000 years ago that totally preserved it as a museum of early prehistory. Apr 23, 2017 gobekli tepe is an unprepossessing archaeological site in northern mesopotamia the area between the euphrates and tigris rivers.
He made a good guess without any statistical support. A site suggesting that gobekli tepe is fake ancient. Klaus schmidt 11 december 1953 20 july 2014 was a german archaeologist and prehistorian who led the excavations at gobekli tepe from 1996 to 2014. Although the site is only partly excavated, it is not unlikely that the finds from gobekli tepe may contribute to our understanding of the transition from a subsistence pattern based upon hunting and foraging at the end of the pleistocene to the appearance of agriculture and peters j. Schmidt doubts highly he will see the end of it in his lifetime and has left some of it intentionally untouched for future archaeologists with more sophisticated equipment to work with. Jun 29, 2017 the internet has been buzzing about a potential 11,50012,000 year old skull cult from gobekli tepe in turkey.
To the best of our knowledge, andrew collins was the first to suggest a connection between gt and the yd event as a cometary encounter. Gobeklitepe news and links to other sites on gobeklitepe. Personal communication with dr klaus schmidt in the gobekli tepe site in. Oct 08, 2016 klaus schmidt, gobekli tepe, southeastern turkey.
Archeologist klaus schmidt gobeklitepe 2014 youtube. May 15, 2012 he also explains based on schmidts work why gobekli tepe symbolizes the sort of religion and religious hierarchy that emerged before the transition to agriculture. At the 11,000yearold site of gobekli tepe in southeastern turkey, archaeologist klaus schmidt made one of the most important finds in recent memory. Klaus schmidt 11 december 1953 20 july 2014 was a german archaeologist and prehistorian who led the excavations at gobekli tepe from 1996 to 2014 klaus schmidt studied preand protohistory, as well as classical archaeology and geology at the universities of erlangen and heidelberg. Jul 20, 2014 german archaeologist and prehistorian who led the excavations at gobekli tepe from 1996 to 2014. Gobekli tepe, schematic map of the main excavation area at the southern slope and the western. No postcards of the site are on sale and no guidebooks. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Inside gobekli tepe, the oldest temple in the world. The place is called gobekli tepe, and schmidt, a german archaeologist who has been working here more than a decade, is convinced its the site of the worlds oldest temple.