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THE WORLD’S FIRST TEMPLE WHICH WAS BUILT DURING PRE-HISTORY: GOBEKLI TEPE TEMPLE

 What is Gobekli Tepe Temple




The world is very mysterious and interesting place. There is many things are available where the science have doubt over the said issues. now days, the human civilizations are using developed technology still the science is silence over the ancient monuments and have no answer.

The scientist, archaeologist and UNESCO World Heritage says that Gobekli Tepa Temple is the first and  the oldest temple in world. It is mysterious for the science that when, who and how it was built but according to the archaeologist, it is the first temple of world which was built on prior to almost 11,000 years.

Gobekli tepe temple is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of modern times and among most iconic archaeological sites worldwide UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The 'hill sanctuary' of Gobekli tepe temple was constructed by communities of complex hunter-gatherers at the dawn of the Neolithic period.

Who discover this archaeologist site?

The farmer-Safaq Yildij  was found a stone during the agriculture in his land in Salur City, Turkey on  18-10-1995. He stoped the cultivation and started digging the said site. After digging of 4 feet to 6 feet, he came to know that it was a part of big astrology stone. Thereafter he informed to the Archaeologist department of Trukey.  The department of archaeologist department of turkey appointed Mr. Klaus Schmidt and German archaeologists’ were called for excavation of site.

 

Gobekli tepe temple is located south-east turkey. Once upon a time this place was oldest surviving Civilization under the Mesopotamia. Gobekli Tepe monument consists of large T-shaped pillars constructed in a circle. According to the carbon dating method, Gobekli tepe temple is more than 12,000 years ancient megalithic structures temple. Gobekli tepe is as old to ancient Egyptians as pyramids are to us. Till date only 200 stone pillars were discovered and different type of arts carved with the stone pillar like animals, birds, creatures were found on all the pillars. The archaeologist says that this temple was religious temple which was used during that period and  temples were built on megalithic structures.

This temple was built with the help of six stone structure and limestone were used for the construction. the region temple of Gobekli Tepe is considered as megalithic structures.  The all the limestone weight are 11 ton to 22 ton and every stone pillar were constituted with the help on two limestones which was 6 meter height. the longest height is 16 feet. This temple is covered 50 acer land but only 5 acer land  has been excavated and balance 55 acer land is under earth and pending for excavation.

The biggest mysterious thing is that the some of pillars weight are 40 to 60 ton. It is the mysterious that how this temple was constructed during pre-historical period. During the pre-historical period the human civilization was hunter-gather and such type of sharp and pointed accessories were not discovered.

  

It is clear that Gobekli tepe temple was intentionally covered under earth. It is the biggest question is that who and why it was covered under earth.

  

The temple says that the majestic arts which were craved by the Artists during the construction. The archaeologist and historians are searching the inherited members of civilization who built such type of majestic Arts without pointed tools during the prehistory period.

            The archaeologist and historians are not found such type of any evidence from other part of world. The scientist thought this might be a Cemetery place but that thinking was wrong. After so many research and on evidence found such as bone of animals but no evidence of any bone of human beings is found., it is cleared that this megalithic structures may be the religious temple for which such type of arts are carved.