Gobekli tepe temples communicating ancient cosmic geography. The megalithic stone complex was built over 12,000 years ago, which dates it to 6,500. Ancient carvings show comet hit earth and triggered mini ice age. It is thought be worlds oldest known neolithic monumental religious complex. Its antiquity is staggering, enough to leave you gasping for breath. 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. In 2010, global heritage fund ghf announced it will undertake a multiyear conservation program to preserve gobekli tepe. Catch up on season 12 of ancient aliens, only on history. Civilization as we hypothesized was a sequential progression in the following manner.
The tell artificial mound has a height of 15 m 49 ft and is about 300 m 980 ft in diameter. This would properly be classified as fringe archaeology or controversial knowledge. With robert clotworthy, john brandenburg, david childress, andrew collins. Carbon dating firmly establishes its age at 12,000 years old 7,000 years older than stonehenge. Off the top of my head, i know of at least six episodes that discuss it, but im sure i am forgetting some. Jun 29, 2017 the internet has been buzzing about a potential 11,50012,000 year old skull cult from gobekli tepe in turkey.
Here is my new article exploring the symbolisms from gobekli tepe. In modern times, it was rediscovered in 1963 during a survey conducted by istanbul university and university of chicago. Indeed, gobekli tepe sits at the northern edge of the fertile crescentan arc of mild climate and arable land from the persian gulf to presentday lebanon, israel, jordan and egyptand would. Mysterious similarities between gobekli tepe and other. The crazy part is not just how and why they were built, but that it appears they were buried. Was ancient site gobekli tepe built by extraterrestrials. The pillars are decorated with intricate sculptures of lions, scorpions, and vultures, twisting around their sides, but theyre more than just beautiful works of art. At the western edge of the hill, a lion like figure was found schmidts vision. Gobekli tepe is a massive, ancient temple found in turkey, built out of. Apr 21, 2017 ancient carvings show comet hit earth and triggered mini ice age. Ancient alien technology at gobekli tepe proof of tetraploid humans written by william h. Gobekli tepe, is thought to be the worlds oldest temple site, which dates from around 9,000bc, predating stonehenge by around 6,000 years.
Ancient aliens this week heads to the ancient turkish site of gobekli tepe which some ancient astronaut theorists believe may have been built with the help of an extraterrestrial civilization. The author of the ancient alien question, philip coppens, was a regular on the ancient aliens tv series and presents academic research as if science itself is mysterious. These ancient aliens taught humanity about medicine, mathematics, science, astronomy and much more. Season 12 return to gobekli tepe on directv the ancient site of gobekli tepe challenges what archaeologists believe about the past. Ancient aliens return to gobekli tepe tv episode 2017 imdb. Artist fernando baptista sculpts a model of gobekli tepe.
Dec 12, 2017 gobekli tepe according to the published map of the gobekli tepe site, the giant monolithic t block, located in the center of the t type circular rock, is almost facing the north, but there are slight differences in orientation for each circular site. Were ancient humans really behind some of the most important technological advances in civilized history, or did they have extraterrestrial help. Gobekli tepe was deliberately buried sometime after construction. Apr 23, 2017 gobekli tepe, is thought to be the worlds oldest temple site, which dates from around 9,000bc, predating stonehenge by around 6,000 years. See more ideas about ancient civilizations, archaeology and ancient aliens. Gobekli tepe archaeological site, turkey britannica.
A site suggesting that gobekli tepe is fake ancient. Sep 03, 2015 the author of the ancient alien question, philip coppens, was a regular on the ancient aliens tv series and presents academic research as if science itself is mysterious. The picts were an ancient race of people who from at least the 1st century ad dominated the northern territories of what is known today as scotland. Thus, i feel a strong need to provide some explanation for these beautiful stone carvings that our ancestors left for us. The site has been partially excavated, mainly through the efforts of klaus schmidt working for the german archaeological institute. Get exclusive videos, pictures, bios and check out more of your favorite moments from seasons past.
Gobekli tepe meaning the hill with a belly or belly hill in turkish is an archaeological find six miles from urfa, an ancient city in southeastern turkey. At the lowest level, its most significant construction dates back to 10,00011,000 bc. Billed as the oldest stone temple in the world, it is composed of a series of megalithic structures containing rings of beautifully carved tshaped pillars. Modified skulls from gobekli tepe provide evidence of. Ancient aliens and gobekli tepe the ancient aliens theory holds that at some point in our distant past extraterrestrials interacted with human beings. The pink kush theory as defined in my book secrets of the pink kush actually validates the bible as well as the works of many other pseudoscientists who claim it was ancient aliens. That it is older than the pyramids of egypt earliest date, pyramid of djoser, c. Gobekli tepe s tshaped stela display arms and hands belonging to what many experts believe are depictions of humanoid beings. Gobekli tepe was just discovered several years ago.
Located in modern turkey, gobekli tepe is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Ancient stone pillars offer clues of comet strike that. Gobekli tepe ancient stone carvings confirm how comet. Sep 15, 2017 watch ancient aliens season 12, episode 16 return to gobekli tepe. It consists of large, tshaped pillars with animal carvings, huge stone rings, and a vast amount of rectangular rooms, many. It is basically 18 stonehenge like circles in turkey. Gobekli tepe was first examinedand consequently dismissedby university of chicago and istanbul university anthropologists in the 1960s. Such is the case of gobekli tepe which puts human history as we know it into question. See more ideas about gobekli tepe, ancient civilizations, ancient history. Gobekli tepe is the oldest manmade place of worship yet discovered, dating back to 10,000 bce. Oct 08, 2016 here are the five publications we would recommend for a concise overview on gobekli tepe. Did extraterrestrials visit earth thousands of years ago historys explosive hit, ancient aliens, returns with new questions and new clues to explore that. Gobekli changes everything, says ian hodder, an anthropologist at stanford university. The ancient aliens theory holds that at some point in our distant past extraterrestrials interacted with human beings.
What the author, andrew collins, is investigating is the gobekli tepe archaeological site in south east turkey, not far from the border of syria. Watch return to gobekli tepe full episode ancient aliens. Found in the cradle of civilization, gobekli tepe potbelly hill in english is rightfully named. Ian hodder of stanford university said, gobekli tepe changes everything. Ancient astronaut theorists believe that the approximately 12000yearold. Gobekli tepe is sometimes referred to as the stonehenge of the desert. The site is at gobekli tepe in southern turkey, which experts now believe may have been an ancient observatory.
Graham hancock is an audacious autodidact who believes that long before ancient mesopotamia, babylonia and egypt there existed an even. 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 is approximately 760 m 2,490 ft above sea level. Ancient aliens return to gobekli tepe tv episode 2017 on imdb. Some locals claim urfa is the birthplace of biblical characters abraham and job. Mar, 2017 such is the case of gobekli tepe which puts human history as we know it into question. Jun 29, 2017 modified human crania from gobekli tepe provide evidence for a new form of neolithic skull cult. The mystery of gobekli tepe strange unexplained mysteries. What archaeologists really think about ancient aliens. Inside gobekli tepe, the oldest temple in the world. Gobekli tepe is older to the sumerians earliest know civilization, than the sumerians are to us right now. What archaeologists really think about ancient aliens, lost. The site, believed to have been a sanctuary of ritual significance, is marked by layers of carved megaliths and is estimated to date to the 9th10th millennium bce.
Gobekli tepe according to the published map of the gobekli tepe site, the giant monolithic t block, located in the center of the t type circular rock, is almost facing the north, but there are slight differences in orientation for each circular site. Apr 24, 2017 the pillar was created by the people of gobekli tepe and now appears to have served as a means of commemorating a devastating eventperhaps a comet breaking up and its remnants crashing into the. The site is decorated with pillars depicting carvings of headless humans, snakes, and scorpions. Gobekli tepe is an archaeological site found in the southeast of turkey.
Gobekli tepe is a stoneage mountain sanctuary and was a central location for a cult of dead and that the carved animals are there to protect the dead safety. Gobekli tepe is a massive, ancient temple found in turkey, built out of pillars organized into great stone rings. The huge gobekli tepe complex, however, brings this view into question. Why this knowledge was intentionally buried to ground level soon afterward remains a mystery. As you drive through the surrounding villages derman koyu, goktepe koyu, and orencik koyu one of two ways to get to the site. Situated at the northwest edge of mesopotamia in southeastern turkey, gobekli tepe is a tell. If ancient aliens visited earth, can evidence of their. Ancient astronaut theorists believe that the approximately 12,000yearold gobekli tepe monument in modernday turkey may have been built by the survivors of a lost society in this clip from. When gobekli tepe was uncovered in 1994, it changed everything we thought we knew about human history. In this article, we bring you ten of the most incredible images of gobekli tepe you have ever seen.
Review of ancient aliens s12e16 return to gobekli tepe. Reveals gobekli tepe as a center of civilizing knowledge for the ancient world details how symbolic elements at gobekli tepe link a prevedic cult in india to cosmological myths and traditions in africa, egypt, tibet, and china. Sep 15, 2017 ancient aliens this week heads to the ancient turkish site of gobekli tepe which some ancient astronaut theorists believe may have been built with the help of an extraterrestrial civilization. The megalithic stone complex was built over 12,000 years ago, which dates it to 6,500 years before stonehenge, and 5,000 years before the first known civilization was said to have emerged in mesopotamia. The ancient site of gobekli tepe challenges everything modern archaeologists believe about mankinds past, including pos. Scottish prof links mysterious pictish symbols and distant gobekli tepe signs. Theyre the foundations to a structure, holding upheaving. No, there wasnt an advanced civilization 12,000 years ago. The evidence out there that extraterrestrials did in fact visit and interact with human. I offer a vedic perspective at looking at some of the carvings. The ancient site of gobekli tepe challenges everything modern archaeologists believe about mankinds past. The historic site of gobekli tepe, which is investigated on the latest ancient aliens. The pillar was created by the people of gobekli tepe and now appears to have served as a means of commemorating a devastating eventperhaps a comet breaking up and its.
A preliminary report on the 19951999 excavations, paleorient 261,2001. The latest news, articles, and discoveries concerning gobekli tepe. Gobekli tepe is older to the sumeriansearliest know civilization, than the sumerians are to us right now. Join us at aliencon to see your favorite experts from ancient aliens.
Ancient aliens this week heads to the ancient turkish site of gobekli tepe which some ancient astronaut. Gobekli tepe was built as a symbolic sphere communicating a very ancient understanding of world and cosmic geography. Ancient origins articles related to gobekli tepe in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Ancient aliens unexplained structures tv episode 2010 imdb. Researchers have discovered that each of the pillars is decorated with incredibly carved depictions of animals and abstract symbols indicating cultural memory and a symbolic world which existed in society 12,000 years ago, even though mainstream. The ancient builders of gobekli tepe carved on the tshaped tocks long hands and arms of what could also be representations of their gods. Gobekli tepe is the site of what appears to be the oldest temple in the world.
A bunch of archaeologists read books on pseudoarchaeology and share what they learned about logic, racism, and public outreach. Watch ancient aliens season 12, episode 16 return to gobekli tepe. Ancient alien technology at gobekli tepe proof of tetraploid. First uncovered in 1994 by a local shepherd in turkey, gobekli tepe contains megaliths weighing 7 to 10tons and stands 18 feet high. Gobekli tepe is a series of mainly circular and ovalshaped structures set on the top of a hill. Gobekli tepe is the oldest megalithic worship site known in the world and has many mysteries surrounding its construction but the one question that has fascinated archaeologists is why the structure was buried and abandoned in ancient times. Researchers believe the images were intended as a record of the cataclysmic event, and that a further carving showing a headless man may indicate human disaster and extensive loss of life. Gobekli tepe is an archaeological site in the southeastern anatolia region of turkey approximately 12 km 7 mi northeast of the city of sanl. Ancient aliens return to gobekli tepe tv episode 2017. Part 3 mike wallace remembers on national geographic. New theories on worlds oldest religious site at gobekli tepe. Gobekli tepe is a name familiar to anyone interested in the ancient mysteries subject. This line of thought is unique and i would like for you to read and share this story. Ancient aliens has covered the stone age turkish site of gobekli tepe, a 12,000yearold stone temple complex, many times in the past.