Historical event

Göbekli Tepe Construction

Date: about 11,500 Years Ago (oldest layers)

Construction of Göbekli Tepe in present-day Turkey, one of the oldest known megalithic structures, possibly a sanctuary built by hunter-gatherers.

Tags: gobekli tepe, megalithic, pre-pottery neolithic, archaeology, hunter-gatherers, ritual site, early civilization

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