The World’s First and oldest Temple

Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey’s stunning Gobekli Tepe upends the conventional view of the rise of civilization.
Six miles from Urfa, an ancient city in southeastern Turkey, Klaus Schmidt has made one of the most startling archaeological discoveries of our time: massive carved stones about 11,000 years old, crafted and arranged by prehistoric people who had not yet developed metal tools or even pottery. The megaliths predate Stonehenge by some 6,000 years. The place is called Gobekli Tepe, the site of the world's oldest temple.

Almost 12,000 Years Old and Abandoned for 9,000 Years

The archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe is a head-scratcher due to a lot of reasons. The excessive ancientness of this place has made it all the way much weirder. The time of construction of Gobekli Tepe is traced as far back as 12,000 years. This is a time period that is already pre-civilization. If analyzed, this time period coincides with the period of the end of the last ice age. The place was then utilized by an active civilization for 3,000 years then abandoned 9,000 years ago. The reason for its abandonment is still a huge mystery to this day.

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