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Gobekli Tepe: The Oldest Man-Made Temple
Located in Southeastern Turkey, about 15 km from Sanliurfa, an ancient city which was also referred to as "City of the prophets," is Gobekli Tepe, the oldest man-made temple founded today (2). It dates back to 10,000 BCE, and was discovered by Klaus Schmidt beginning with his excavations in 1995 with his team from the German Archeological Institute. The time period of Gobekli Tepe was put under category of the Pre-pottery Neolithic A Period, dating from 9600-7300 BCE (1).

Schmidt explains, based on evidence found, the majority of the population were hunter and gatherers, and the area was filled with wild animals attracted by thriving vegetation and a nearby river (3). Built by hunter and gatherers of the Stone Age, it is a mystery how
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