Jiang identifies Gobekli Tepe as a religious site in central Turkey dated around 9500 BCE, with massive T-shaped pillars probably representing human beings.
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Religious Site
Jiang identifies Gobekli Tepe as a religious site in central Turkey dated around 9500 BCE, with massive T-shaped pillars probably representing human beings.
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"These places were only discovered in the past few decades, okay? So, these are new places. We're only starting to understand these places, and..."
"...religious worship. Now, what's interesting about Gobekli Tepe is that the religious site is the oldest, but we also find houses that are built..."
"...Kanahoyak is one of the first religious communities. Remember that before, religious sites were places you went to maybe once in your lifetime or..."
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