Göbekli Tepe not oldest Tas Tepeler site. Göbekli Tepe is not the oldest of the Tas Tepeler sites There are 3-4 sites older than Göbekli Tepe showing evolution of building strategies The older sites show progression in construction techniques
The term 'hunter-gatherer' is still used by scholars for Göbekli Tepe's builders. The Göbekli Tepe area was a seasonal gathering site, not a permanent settlement with surplus food. Pre-civilization people had much of what later civilization required, except writing. The Taş Tepeler culture spans multiple sites, including Göbekli Tepe and Karahantepe, with recent discoveries revealing a broader network of monumental construction across the region.
Key Facts
- Göbekli Tepe is not the oldest of the Tas Tepeler sites
- There are 3-4 sites older than Göbekli Tepe showing evolution of building strategies
- The older sites show progression in construction techniques
- Göbekli Tepe represents an amalgamation of everything learned from earlier sites
- The massive 5-meter T-pillars were possible because they had learned how to create them over time
Related site: Göbekli Tepe — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: There’s a Big Problem with Gobekli Tepe's "Simple" Hunter-Gatherers by Luke Caverns