Posted on 01/21/2006 10:34:38 AM PST by blam
German paper reports world’s oldest temple is in Þanlýurfa
Saturday, January 21, 2006
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
One of Germany's leading newspapers, Die Welt, reported this week that the world's oldest temple, dating back around 12,000 years, is located on Göbekli Hill in Turkey's province of Þanlýurfa, said the Anatolia news agency.
According to an article titled “Holy Hill of the Hunters,” the temple was discovered by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt, standing around 15 meters in height and located on a hill upon which a single tree stands.
Defining the area as the “cradle of civilization,” the paper said local people considered the lone tree a “will tree” and that this tradition was not so surprising since the temple was one of the most important sacred places of ancient times.
Indicating that previously a 9,000-year-old temple in Jordan was considered to be the world's oldest, the article said, “Some parts of ancient history should be rewritten after this discovery.”
It also made reference to stone figures and columns discovered at the excavation site, suggesting that hundreds of people had worked to transport and erect the columns. The grassy knolls around the site suggest that the locals hunted and farmed in olden times.
The shape and style of the temple also revealed that talented craftsmen had worked on its design and construction, said the article.
Cool finding! I always think there is a lost civilization that predates Sumeria, which occurred at least 10,000 years ago. I think this lost civilization likely stretched from India to Indonesia. I think some of them went to the Middle East. I believe the inhabitants are the present day Ainu and Polynesian people.
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R. Scott: This would indicate to me that it is not "the world's oldest temple", just the oldest we have found so far.Well put.
Ptarmigan: Cool finding! I always think there is a lost civilization that predates Sumeria, which occurred at least 10,000 years ago. I think this lost civilization likely stretched from India to Indonesia. I think some of them went to the Middle East. I believe the inhabitants are the present day Ainu and Polynesian people.I agree and disagree. I'd agree that there were civilizations which predate Sumeria, but I very much doubt that there was just one coherent civilization stretching across the Earth.
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