While not as old as gobekli.
Gobekli tepe roof.
The surrounding area is also at a similar higher level.
Anything else right now is just speculation a fancy synonym for guessing.
Snakes are the most common followed by foxes and then vultures.
In modern times it was rediscovered in 1963 during a survey conducted by istanbul university and university of chicago.
The roof would support the central pillars while offering protection from the elements.
Andrew curry on the world s first temple.
Therefore this debunks instantaneously the theory that göbekli tepe had a roof or was hand filled.
For some enclosures the entrance was likely through an opening in the roof.
The site has been partially excavated mainly through the efforts of klaus schmidt working for the german archaeological institute.
It looks like gobekli tepe was built around 12k years ago based on carbon 14 dating.
And much of it is still uncovered.
Many of the t pillars are covered with depictions of animals and a few with people.
Göbekli tepe is an archaeological site found in the southeast of turkey.
If true it may have been built after the end of the last ice age.
ɟœbecˈli teˈpe potbelly hill is an archaeological site in the southeastern anatolia region of turkey approximately 12 km 7 mi northeast of the city of şanlıurfa the tell artificial mound has a height of 15 m 50 ft and is about 300 m 1 000 ft in diameter.
Daily news roof to preserve gobeklitepe excavation area.