Göbeklitepe

Amazing place. Well set up for visiting. Even has a shuttle bus to take you to the site. They are still excavating so it will only get better

Although the ruins themselves are scant, the importance of this site for our understanding of human history cannot be overstated. When excavations began here in the mid-1990s, archaeologists discovered what is believed to be the world's oldest religious temple site. The Neolithic pillars, carved with depictions of animals, have been dated to about 10,000 BC, turning archaeology's understanding of Neolithic culture (beforehand thought to have not included religion) on its head.nnOnly a tiny portion (roughly five percent) of the site has been excavated, but this hill slope containing the mammoth totem-style pillars, recently protected by a roof covering, is quite striking, and for anyone interested in our early beginnings, this is a must-see.

The world’s oldest known religious site, a complex of temples with intricate relief carvings and inscriptions.nnThe contents of the mound known as Göbekli Tepe (“Potbelly Hill”) in southeastern Turkey lay hidden until 1994, when German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt uncovered the first of the T-shaped stone pillars characteristic of the temples there. Further excavation revealed a number of circles of these stones, dating from as early as 10000 BCE, assumed to have a ritual or religious purpose. The pillars range from 10 ft (3 m) to 20 ft (6 m) in height and are set in sockets cut into the polished rock floor, forming a circle around two larger central pillars. It is thought that they were designed to support a roof.nnDecorative sculpture.nJust as remarkable as the stone structures are the sophisticated, decorative carvings on the individual stones. Cut into the flat surface of many of the pillars, these relief sculptures depict a variety of birds and other animals, including wild game caught by the hunter-gatherer people of the time, as well as some abstract designs and the occasional stylized human figure.

The oldest monumental architectural site you will ever visit on Earth (10.000 years B. C.!) , and it's beautiful. And it's a mistery, to which every answer raises another series of questions.nThen after it's rather small and I haven't seen the museum... yet.

Who wouldn’t want to see one of the oldest civilization that man has found on this massive beautiful ancient earth. 10,000 plus years old.nNo not to much to see and during corona they had the main museum closed so that suckednBut if you our out this way check it out. You should love history, history is everything for our future. Definitely come and visit. Turkey has so much history. Love Turkey