Фотографии к статье Гёбекли-Тепе

Göbekli Tepe, near Şanlıurfa, Turkey — The Brucer

Perhaps the oldest temple in the world, built c. 9,000 BC. The men standing on the wooden walkway are German archaeologists preparing for the start of the 2012 excavation season; they were joined by Klaus Schmidt, the head of the excavation team, shortly after this photo was taken. The men on the hillside above the pits are local workers who are cutting back the weeds and grass in preparation for this year's excavations. Excavations at this site have been on-going since 1995. Göbekli Tepe ("Potbelly Hill" in English) consists of dozens of large (several-ton) monolithic stone pillars -- carved by a people having only flint tools -- arranged in a series of circular formations. Many of the pillars have the forms of animals (and humans) carved into them. The most elaborately carved pillars have now been enclosed in protective wooden casings, so that they cannot be viewed. Several such circles have been excavated to date, all visible in this wide-area shot. An article about this site appeared in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic. It is unknown exactly how the ancient peoples used this site, but the prevailing thesis is that it was used as a temple. For whatever reason, it appears that these people buried this site (creating an artificial mound) before they departed, which explains why the excavated stones are still largely intact.
Гёбекли-Тёпе (Göbekli Tepe, пер. c турцкого, Пуповинная гора) — храмовый комплекс, расположенный на самой высокой точке горного хребта в 15 км к северо-востоку от древнего города Эдесса в современной Турции. Одно из древнейших и крупнейших мегалитич... Читать далее
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