An Introduction to Göbekli Tepe and the Origins of Civilization

An ancient site in Turkey dated to nearly 10,000 BCE is overturning a lot of old assumptions in history and archaeology. The excavation of Göbekli Tepe has already rewritten the story on the origins of civilization, and it's only just beginning.

Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=3375417 Donate on Paypal: https://ThinkAnomalous.com/support.html

Website: https://ThinkAnomalous.com Full transcript and mp3: https://ThinkAnomalous.com/gobekli-tepe.html

Facebook: https://facebook.com/ThinkAnomalous Twitter: https://twitter.com/Think_Anomalous Instagram: https://instagram.com/Think.Anomalous

Think Anomalous is created by Jason Charbonneau.

Research by Van Hunt (http://vanhunt.com). Music by Josh Chamberland. Animation by Brendan Barr. Sound design by Will Mountain and Josh Chamberland.

Sources:

Benedict, Peter. “Survey work in Southeastern Anatolia,” appears in Halet Cambel and Robert J. Braidwood, Prehistoric Research in Southeastern Anatolia. Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakultesi Basimevi, 1980.

Cauvin, Jacques. The Birth of Gods and The Origins of Agriculture. Translated by Trevor Watkins. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1994) 2000. https://google.com/books/edition/_/z4epGQpNyucC.

Collins, Andrew. “Penguin Or Great Auk? A Newly Unveiled Carving Of A Seabird Found At Göbekli Tepe Opens The Debate Over The Geographical Origins Of Its Power Elite.” 1-9.

Collins, Andrew and Rodney Hale. “Göbekli Tepe and the Rising of Sirius.” AndrewCollins.com. https://andrewcollins.com/page/articles/G%F6bekli_Sirius.htm.

Curry, Andrew. ”Göbekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple?” Smithsonian Magazine. November, 2008. https://smithsonianmag.com/history/gobekli-tepe-the-worlds-first-temple-83613665.

Debertolis, Paolo, Heikki Savolainen, Slobodan Mizdrak. "The Research for An Archaeoacoustic Standard." SB Research Group. December 2-6, 2013. http://sbresearchgroup.eu/Immagini/The_Research_for_an_Archaeoacoustic_Standard.pdf.

Dietrich, Laura, Julia Meister, Oliver Dietrich, Jens Notroff, Janika Kiep, Julia Heeb, André Beuger, and Brigitta Schütt. “Cereal Processing at Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, Southeastern Turkey.” PLoS ONE 14, no. 5 (May 1, 2019): e0215214. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215214.

Dietrich, Oliver. “Göbekli Tepe: The first 20 Years of Research.” The Tepe Telegrams. June 2, 2016.

Dietrich, Oliver. “Guarded by beasts: a porthole stone from Göbekli Tepe.” The Tepe Telegrams. March 20, 2017. https://tepetelegrams.wordpress.com/tag/architecture.

Dietrich, Oliver, Manfred Heun, Jens Notroff, Klaus Schmidt, and Martin Zarnkow. "The Role of Cult and Feasting In The Emergence of Neolithic Communities: New evidence from G ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSaa_IB15m8