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.
2024-10-18 21:00:00 - Ancient Architects
It is even older than both Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe and it’s a site that nobody is talking about – well, until today. It’s called Mendiktepe.
I learned about this from Anyextee, whose channel I’ve linked here: / @anyextee , and now that I’m home I’ve been able to research the subject as much as I can.
There really isn’t a lot written, and there are not a lot of pictures or video published, but in this video, I’ll be telling you and showing you everything we know about what the Turkish Media are calling the oldest Taş Tepeler site in southeastern Anatolia.
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - My Tour of Turkey
01:16 - New Taș Tepeler Site
02:04 - Exploring Mendiktepe
03:14 - Excavations at Mendiktepe
03:56 - Dating Mendiktepe
04:31 - Architectural Discoveries
06:57 - The First Settlers
09:05 - Where Did They Come From?
10:16 - Concluding Remarks