sML3ZGQvQ0o did-the-gobekli-tepe-and-karahan-tepe-circular-enclosures-have-roofs Did the Göbekli Tepe Circular Enclosures Have Roofs? If you’ve been following the Ancient Architects channel in recent months, you won’t require any introduction to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites of Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe, 10-12,000-years-old and located in SE Anatolia, with beautifully decorated circular enclosures at their heart. miDQUCdN1sE ancient-desert-kites-the-largest-prehistoric-man-made-structures Ancient Desert Kites | The Largest Prehistoric Man-Made Structures Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe are huge, complex settlements that date back to between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago. There was clear social organisation people had well-developed and varied skills, and for this reason, many find it hard to believe they still hunted and gathered their food. e7eqbOSFrb8 11000-year-old-skull-room-discovered-at-sefer-tepe 11.000-Year-Old Skull Room Discovered at Sefer Tepe Sefer Tepe is a multi-layered Pre-Pottery Neolithic site. The upper layer dates back to the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (EPPNB), ~11,000 years ago, with an older Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) layer below. ZzairzQcBsw ancient-architects-gobekli-tepe-how-the-t-pillars-were-made Ancient Architects | Göbekli Tepe: How the T-Pillars Were Made Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe and many of the Taş Tepeler sites in Southeastern Turkey, are widely known about because of the incredible decorated, and sometimes enormous T-shaped stone pillars. QVPJQJcXmMM karahan-tepe-pottery-from-the-pre-pottery-neolithic Karahan Tepe | Pottery from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic? Anybody interested in the very remote ancient sites of Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe, will no doubt have heard that they belong to the period of time we call the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, and this roughly began around 12,000 years ago. zNbHCVo6wI8 this-new-11000-year-old-karahan-tepe-building-is-huge This New 11.000-Year-Old Karahan Tepe Building is Huge! Just a couple of weeks ago I visited Karahan Tepe for the very first time, the 11,400-year-old site in SE Turkey. I looked down into the amazing pillared building, gazed across at the huge central stucture AD, and then I got to walk around the entire site. 3xzOWV9AfBg the-first-tepe-before-gobekli-tepe-the-missing-link The First 'Tepe' Before Göbekli Tepe | The Missing Link During my recent tour of Turkey, I learned about a new discovery, yet another Pre-Pottery Neolithic site and for some reason this hasn’t permeated the Western Media. wsFqIfKzuRY 10000-year-old-finds-at-gobekli-tepe-sister-site 10,000-Year-Old Finds at Göbekli Tepe Sister Site Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe are two of the twelve Tas Tepeler sites of SE Turkey and right now we know far more about these two compared to the other ten. Therefore, I for one am happy to see that archaeological resources are being spread out across the region. SQNkWkwwtBc 11000-year-old-mega-site-the-mystery-of-tell-abr-3 11.000-Year-old Mega-Site | The Mystery of Tell ‘Abr 3 The Pre-Pottery Neolithic A was a period of time spanning 9,600 to 8,700 BC. It was a culture with circular-based architecture, distinctive chipped stone artefacts, cup-hole mortars and shallow burials below the floors of structures. GCVQO1SAcXI karahan-tepe-new-hypothesis-a-great-mystery-solved Karahan Tepe | New Hypothesis | A Great Mystery Solved? Pre-Pottery Neolithic is such a remote era in the human story, a period of time spanning 11,600 and 9,000 years ago, and although many of you may have heard about one particular site from this time, that being the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Göbekli Tepe – you may be surprised to learn there are in fact dozens. 5rUUr14iOGA ancient-new-discovery-at-11400-year-old-karahan-tepe Ancient | New Discovery at 11,400-Year-Old Karahan Tepe The new excavation season in Southeastern Anatolia is well underway, with work continuing at ten Taş Tepeler sites, including Göbekli Tepe and its sister site, Karahan Tepe, both of which have origins dating back to 11 and a half thousand years ago. HJpEEypdPpk gobekli-tepe-latest-archaeology-update-discoveries-and-theories Göbekli Tepe Latest Archaeology Update, Discoveries and Theories The ancient Pre-Pottery Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe is one of the true hot topics for those interested in archaeology, and that’s for any number of reasons. It has an incredible age, with origins going back to around 11 and a half thousand years ago. 8nvVqd6vIMo 12000-year-old-shamans-burial-discovered-at-cemka-hoyuk 12,000-Year-Old Shaman's Burial Discovered at Çemka Höyük Çemka Höyük is an archaeologicial site in SE Turkiye, dating back to between 12,000 and 8,800 years ago, an important site that provides clues about the transition from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to agriculture. aoGg3VPdVLA the-mystery-of-gobekli-tepe-skeletonised-statues The Mystery of Göbekli Tepe Skeletonised Statues For anyone looking into the ancient Tas Tepeler settlements of SE Anatolia, the enigmatic T-shaped pillars are often the main focus of study, HKg6bEzm9Jc 12890-years-old-younger-dryas-settlement-of-tell-qaramel 12.890-Years-Old Younger Dryas Settlement of Tell Qaramel When studying the ancient Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites of the Fertile Crescent, Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe and Jericho get the most attention – for good reason – they display incredible architecture and are also truly ancient, between 10 and 12,000-years-old. zZze7t5Amsw ancient-lost-technology-11000-year-old-concrete-artificial-stone-at-gobekli-tepe 11.000-Year-Old Concrete Artificial Stone at Göbekli Tepe Terrazzo is a composite material, poured in place or pre-cast, a type of ancient man-made artificial concrete, made with limestone fragments embedded in a lime mortar. NFC464-GAqw gobekli-tepe-scandal-ancient-statue-stolen-during-excavations Göbekli Tepe Scandal | Ancient Statue Stolen During Excavations On the night of September 25th, 2010, a crime happened at Göbekli Tepe – a priceless one-of-a-kind artefact was stolen from the site, and as far as I’m aware it has never been recovered. I61oo5O4L-U the-buried-man-of-gobekli-tepe-amazing-finds-in-enclosure-f The Buried Man of Göbekli Tepe | Amazing Finds in Enclosure F Many of you will already know a lot about the 11,600-year-old site of Göbekli Tepe, with its oval enclosures, its ornately-carved T-shaped pillars, and the fact we have an incredibly sophisticated settlement at the very beginning of the Holocene. cPNgGnUrCKM you-wont-believe-this-disturbing-gobekli-tepe-update You Won’t Believe This Disturbing Gobekli Tepe Update This 2024 UPDATE of Gobekli Tepe is genuinely shocking and disturbing. NjUCbk8MSQY 11000-years-older-than-gobekli-tepe-23000-year-old-settlement 11.000 Years Older than Göbekli Tepe Year-Old Settlement? There’s an archaeological site in Northern Israel, situated on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee and it’s one of the most fascinating and important ancient sites that hardly anyone has ever heard of. Mjs05OJE1jQ incredible-polygonal-stonework-of-alaca-hoyuk-ancient-turkey Incredible Polygonal Stonework of Alaca Höyük, Ancient Turkey The Hittite civilisation is something I’ve rarely discussed over the years because it’s never been a strong area of interest, really because of my own lack of knowledge, but every time I start some new research, I come across something created by the Hittites that really takes my breath away. Xfxzd300ALA the-mysterious-11000-year-old-kilisik-sculpture-of-ancient-turkey The Mysterious 11,000-Year-Old Kilisik Sculpture of Turkey Some of the incredible ancient finds from Pre-Pottery Neolithic Turkey deserve a dedicated video, and the Kilisik sculpture found in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, back in 1965, is one such find. 7PBSjhCt7Hw why-was-gobekli-tepe-abandoned-10000-years-ago Why was Göbekli Tepe Abandoned 10,000 Years Ago? As climatic conditions improved after the Younger Dryas climate catastrophe, southeastern Anatolia developed into an area rich in living resources. XjSzeWjooFE ancient-architects-12000-year-old-ancient-seafarers-of-cyprus Ancient Architects | 12,000-Year-Old Ancient SeaFarers of Cyprus In recent years I’ve looked at Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites from Turkey down to Southern Jordan, but one thing I really wanted to learn about is Cyprus, an island very much part of this region, close to Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and Palestine, all of which were home to early permanent settlements during and after the Younger Dryas. 2ASpqF2QxhU gobekli-tepe-the-changing-story-2023 Göbekli Tepe: The Changing Story (2023) When tourists enter the visitors centre at Göbekli Tepe, there are two prominent slogans on display, marketing messages used by authorities, and repeated by the media time and time again, those being “Zero Point of History” and the “First Temple in the World”. V-St_WBE3Dc 11000-year-old-modified-human-skulls-at-gobekli-tepe 11.000-Year-Old Modified Human Skulls at Göbekli Tepe When we look at the history of Göbekli Tepe, it’s easy to focus on the structures, the pillars and the symbolism, and we sometimes forget this was the work of people, real people emerging from the harsh conditions of the Younger Dryas to try and build a life in the hills of southeastern Anatolia. B5qtwide-I8 gobekli-tepe-explained-4-common-misconceptions Göbekli Tepe Explained | 4 Common Misconceptions Göbekli Tepe is one of the most enigmatic ancient sites in the world and with more and more research; it just gets even more fascinating, but I’ve noticed that there are many errors that are often repeated on the internet, so in this video, I’ll be giving you the facts and best ideas, as I tackle four common misconceptions. r4xzFWW-FAA gobekli-tepe-and-the-prophecy-of-pillar-43-apocalypse-and-the-vulture-stone Göbekli Tepe and the Prophecy of Pillar 43 | The Vulture Stone We are the descendants of an ancient civilization; one which mastered technology, mapped the cosmos, and understood our relationship with the natural world. tcyIVsmJ_Tw karahan-tepe-new-excavations-and-full-site-tour Karahan Tepe | New Excavations and Full Site Tour I was recently allowed by TugayAlpat, to publish his new footage of the 11,500-Year-Old Megalithic site of Karahan Tepe because I think it's great and important to see how the site is developing in 2023, with the new exacation season now underway. _Op-zsXiGhA karahan-tepe-secrets-revealed-the-11500-year-old-enclosure-roof Karahan Tepe Secrets | The 11,500-Year-Old Enclosure Roof After his fantastic work reconstructing the inner sanctum of the Great Sphinx of Egypt, I asked Kevin Eslinger of the @ESLINGERART channel, a fantastic 3D artist and ancient history enthusiast, to see if he could add a roof to the main enclosure of Karahan Tepe.