These ancient people sure thought a lot about sex and their erect phallices. Seems very much a man's world. Women really don't seem to play a part in that history.
Göbekli Tepe is over 11,500 years old. It was constructed beginning around 9500 BCE in what is now the southeastern portion of Turkey. It along with other ancient Anatolian sites, contains distinctive T-shaped pillars. It's older than the Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge. The site contains numerous carvings of wild animals that roamed the area, and even some humanoid depictions. The tools used to carve the massive limestone pillars were flint based. It's unknown whether or not this was the beginning of civilization or built as a temple of worship. More recent findings do indicate there may have been domestic dwellings in the area. However, the lack of evidence for farming in the area, makes Gobekli Tepe a true marvel. Anatolia may be the birthplace of civilization based on the discovery of additional megalithic sites in the region of modern day turkey. Much like Gobekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe was built atop a hill, within a days walk of a major water source, contains no evidence of agriculture in the surrounding landscape, contains t-shaped pillars and depictions of various animals. Uniquely however, there are depictions of humans, including a face and phallus shaped pillars. Sayburç may very well be the oldest known narrative carving in the world and it comes from the region of Anatolia and a similar culture to those that also produced megalithic sites like Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe around 11,000 years ago. Hunter-gatherers were thought to be nomadic peoples, but sites like these pre-date known development of agriculture, which leads experts to consider that the ancient sites in this region mark a period of cultural transition.
These ancient people sure thought a lot about sex and their erect phallices. Seems very much a man's world. Women really don't seem to play a part in that history.
Definitely seems that way.
@@historicaltidbits That very point, however, is ironic since without women men would not be around anyway, and vice versa, of course.
Have they determined if it was a matriarchal or a patriarchal society? Most societies that far back were matriarchal
Göbekli Tepe is over 11,500 years old. It was constructed beginning around 9500 BCE in what is now the southeastern portion of Turkey. It along with other ancient Anatolian sites, contains distinctive T-shaped pillars. It's older than the Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge. The site contains numerous carvings of wild animals that roamed the area, and even some humanoid depictions. The tools used to carve the massive limestone pillars were flint based. It's unknown whether or not this was the beginning of civilization or built as a temple of worship. More recent findings do indicate there may have been domestic dwellings in the area. However, the lack of evidence for farming in the area, makes Gobekli Tepe a true marvel.
Anatolia may be the birthplace of civilization based on the discovery of additional megalithic sites in the region of modern day turkey. Much like Gobekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe was built atop a hill, within a days walk of a major water source, contains no evidence of agriculture in the surrounding landscape, contains t-shaped pillars and depictions of various animals. Uniquely however, there are depictions of humans, including a face and phallus shaped pillars.
Sayburç may very well be the oldest known narrative carving in the world and it comes from the region of Anatolia and a similar culture to those that also produced megalithic sites like Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe around 11,000 years ago. Hunter-gatherers were thought to be nomadic peoples, but sites like these pre-date known development of agriculture, which leads experts to consider that the ancient sites in this region mark a period of cultural transition.