Göbekli Tepe

World Heritage

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Located in the Görmüş Mountains in southeastern Anatolia, the site displays large circular, oval and rectangular megalithic structures built by hunter-gatherers during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period between 9,600 and 8,200 BC. The monuments were probably ritual-related and were likely funerary objects. The distinctive T-shaped columns, carved with images of wild animals, provide insight into the lifestyle and beliefs of people living in Upper Mesopotamia around 11,500 years ago.

# Hunter-gatherers

# Anatolia

# Pre-Pottery Neolithic

# T-Shaped Column

# Wildlife Images

# ceremony