Juventude.life!The Mystery at the Zero Point of History: Göbeklitepe"Your Life! Your Way!"

Hello, everyone! Today, we will visit Göbekli Tepe, one of the most important places in the world. You’ll need a full day to enjoy it. Let’s begin our journey!

Göbeklitepe is 18 km northeast of Şanlıurfa in Turkey. It is the oldest temple in the world and is called “the zero point of history” by some. What amazed me most is how old it is and how it shows the beliefs and rituals of its time. It was discovered in 1994.

When I visited Göbeklitepe, I was most amazed by the T-shaped columns. These columns have carvings of animals and symbols, which help us learn about life before people started living in one place.

When we visited, the most surprising thing was that these structures weren’t built for farming. This was fascinating for archaeologists because people weren’t living settled lives when they made such large structures. It showed they worked together and helped one another.

This place I am telling you about was discovered in 1963 as part of the “Southeast Anatolia Prehistoric Research Project,” managed by Istanbul University and the University of Chicago. Excavations at this historic site began in 1995 after research by the Şanlıurfa Museum and Harald Hauptmann from the German Archaeological Institute (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut: DAI) in Istanbul.

Similar symbols, like those at Göbeklitepe but smaller, have been found in northern Iraq and Syria. This shows that Göbeklitepe was a cultural center in the Neolithic period. After its discovery, many other Neolithic sites have been found in the area.

Today, I wanted you to see this place, which has impressed me and many people who visit here, so I wrote some information that will make it easier for you to understand the events while visiting. I hope it will be helpful for your trip.

See you again on our next tour! 🙂