Göbekli Tepe excavations deferred 150 years with no full excavation plan

Göbekli Tepe excavations deferred 150 years with no full excavation plan. Göbekli Tepe is dated at approximately 11,600 years old Site has approximately 200 T-shaped pillars, only 72 excavated Full excavation deferred - may take 150 years

Göbekli Tepe: ~72 T-shaped pillars excavated (~200 estimated on site), ~11,600 years old. Only ~10% excavated. Full excavation may take 150 years. Ground penetrating radar reveals additional subsurface structures. (Current excavations under direction of Turkish archaeology teams)

Key Facts

• Göbekli Tepe is dated at approximately 11,600 years old
• Site has approximately 200 T-shaped pillars, only 72 excavated
• Full excavation deferred - may take 150 years
• Several hundred olive trees planted on ancient ruins
• Infrastructure including roads, sidewalks, viewing platforms, and roofs built over site
• Roof installed with shoddy craftsmanship, on verge of collapse
• Ground penetrating radar shows what lies beneath but no excavation planned
• Site director Dr Nec Kuru and fieldwork director Dr Lee Clare deny controversies
• Site now generates nearly 500,000 tourists per year, millions in revenue

Related site: Göbekli Tepe — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

Source: Archaeology is DEAD. by Bright Insight