Built in 9,000 BC is 6,500 years older than Stonehenge. It has been considered the world's oldest temple and even thought by some to be the site of the Garden of Eden. The purpose of the structures is not yet clear. Excavator Klaus Schmidt believed that they had been early neolithic sanctuaries. Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site at the top of a mountain ridge in … [Read more...]
My thoughts about Gobekli Tepe
By Leonard Farra When the late German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt revealed details about the incredible site he was excavating at Gobekli Tepe, it was apparent that present held beliefs about the early history of civilised man needed rethinking . The reason why this Turkish site is so important is that the oldest part dates back 12,000 years to the era that’s only associated … [Read more...]
Remnants of the Gods – Impossible Buildings
Remnants of the Gods - Impossible Buildings by Erich von Däniken In Europe alone, there are several hundred stone and wood circles from the unknown past, and although no magazine Megalithic Today existed at the time, all of these circles have an astronomical orientation. And all were designed using the same unit, the so-called “Megalithic yard” of 82.9 centimeters.14 Who … [Read more...]
Gobekli Tepe – 6000 years older than Stonehenge
Gobekli Tepe: Oldest Monumental Architecture of Planet Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey's stunning Gobekli Tepe upends the conventional view of the rise of civilization Located 35 miles north of Turkey’s border with Syria, Gobekli Tepe consists of 20 T-shaped stone towers, carved with drawings of snakes, scorpions, lions, boars, foxes and other animals. The … [Read more...]