The Corticeppe (Kortic) site dates to approximately 12,000-14,000 years old with locals reporting 40-60 similar sites nearby. These people were cutting limestone bedrock and creating massive collections of stone vessels—implying large populations and sophisticated social organization 12,000 years ago, predating what textbooks said was possible.
Key facts:
- Göbekli Tepe is now called the end of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B civilization with multiple similar sites discovered across the region
- The Pre-Pottery Neolithic A culture existed throughout the Fertile Crescent and into the Sinai Peninsula
- Göbekli Tepe dates to approximately 11,500-10,000 years ago (9500-8000 BCE), representing some of humanity's earliest monumental architecture