In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “Decoding Göbekli Tepe with Archaeoastronomy: What does the fox say?“, by Martin B. Sweatman and Dimitrios Tsikritsis (2017). Continue reading “Τhe symbolism at Göbekli Tepe provides strong support for the Younger-Dryas event as a cometary encounter”
Feasting in Göbekli Tepe; alcoholic beverages in the PPNA?
In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “The role of cult and feasting in the emergence of Neolithic communities. New evidence from Göbekli Tepe, south-eastern Turkey“, by Oliver Dietrich, Manfred Heun, Jens Notroff, Klaus Schmidt & Martin Zarnkow, 2012. Continue reading “Feasting in Göbekli Tepe; alcoholic beverages in the PPNA?”
Göbekli Tepe astronomically oriented?
The megalithic enclosures of Göbekli Tepe (Urfa, Turkey) are the most ancient stone-built sacred structures known so far, dating back to the 10th millennium BC. Is it possible for these structures to have been oriented to specific star(s) in the sky? In this post we present a relative publication on the issue. Continue reading “Göbekli Tepe astronomically oriented?”
Göbekli Tepe; processing of cereals in the Early Neolithic (10th-9th millennium BC)
In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “Cereal processing at Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, southeastern Turkey“, by Laura Dietrich et al. Continue reading “Göbekli Tepe; processing of cereals in the Early Neolithic (10th-9th millennium BC)”