The Buried Man of Göbekli Tepe: Amazing Finds in Enclosure F

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Many of you will already know a lot about the 11,600-year-old site of Göbekli Tepe, with its oval enclosures, its ornately-carved T-shaped pillars, and the fact we have an incredibly sophisticated settlement at the very beginning of the Holocene.
But many of you will not have heard about Enclosure F. It's something not often discussed, and that’s because until recently, it seems there wasn’t a lot published.
But in 2023, Oliver Dietrich and Julia Wagner published a paper, titled “Early Neolithic imagery in flux. A case study on the reliefs of Building F at Gobekli Tepe, southeastern Turkey.”
So far, two-thirds of this enclosure have been excavated and eight pillars have been identified. Not only do these pillars tell us a great deal about the history of Göbekli Tepe, but one pillar in particular stands out.
It's known as Pillar 74, and on it is portrayed a man, whom I've called 'The Buried Man of Göbekli Tepe' - the only full-bodied human to be depicted on a T-shaped Pillar.
Watch this video to learn more about it, to learn about the importance of this enclosure and how it fits within the timeline of events in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
All images and footage are taken from either the sources listed below, were sent to me to with permission, are from Google Earth or Google Images. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
Content:
0:00 Introduction
1:14 Göbekli Tepe
1:47 Göbekli Tepe Enclosure F
6:45 Pillars 70 - 73
8:16 Pillar 74: The Human Stone
10:39 Pillars 75 - 77
13:02 The Importance of Enclosure F
13:41 Where Did the Pillars Come From?
14:38 The Later Phase of Göbekli Tepe
15:56 The Meaning of the Imagery
16:59 Who is the Person on the Pillar?
18:16 Concluding Remarks
Sources:
Early Neolithic imagery in flux. A case study on the reliefs of Building F at Göbekli Tepe, southeastern Turkey: www.academia.edu/104921852/Ea...
2018.Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi Çanak Çömleksiz Neolitik Dönem Dikilitaş Geleneği ve Simgeciliği: www.academia.edu/69120767/201...
Göbekli Tepe Virtual Tour: sanalmuze.gov.tr/muzeler/SANL...
The role of cult and feasting in the emergence of Neolithic communities. New evidence from Göbekli Tepe, south-eastern Turkey: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
tepetelegrams.wordpress.com/t...
Extra video footage supplied by James Fielding
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[@AncientArchitects]

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[@Baryshx]

Boncuklu Tarla and Çayönü?

[@DantesDarkside]

Do you know, why they re planting trees on that excavation site? It seems that they don't want to further excavate it. And surely the roots of the trees will cause damage to what is underneath it. I don't understand what are they doing there?

[@dreddykrugernew]

I watched a video on the destruction being done at Gobekli Tepe I dont think the Turks should be in charge of such projects. They are nowhere near the levels of British archaeologists and how they built the viewing platform and roof going right into the complex what are these boneheads doing. They also highlighted the orchards they planted for some unknown reason, if you have an archaeological site thats 10 times the size of whats already been excavated why would you plant trees directly over it. Why dont they ever invite in top western archaeologists or even grad students looking to get some experience like they do in countless other ancient sites across the world. Turkey arent known for their archaeology and its plain to see...

[@phillipdyson2689]

​@@dreddykrugernew The British are the biggest pick pockets and thieves in town. They should be locked on their Island and never allowed to leave. When they return the Rosetta stone and the Greeks Marbles then talk to me about the british thieves like Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin. Would have to be a shirt lifter. that one.

[@Anyextee]

Very much looking forward to this tour!

[@Fallout3131]

My favourite part of history is imagining people’s daily lives during these times. Insane

[@AncientArchitects]

I do exactly that 😂

[@elgringo7787]

Our brains size has not changed in over 200k. Discuss please. Why would we be less inventive..

[@sideeggunnecessary]

The elders complained about how the young people had it too easy and back in their day they didn't have things like stone points and wall inscriptions and how they liked it that way

[@sideeggunnecessary]

​@@elgringo7787why don't you go smoke some weed and listen to the Joe Rogan experience bro

[@coaxialembryo]

@@elgringo7787less resources, terrible equipment. No tools, etc… the list is endless

[@fullmetaljackalope8408]

Matt I just want to compliment your patience with people in the comments. When I was exploring the “Graham Hancock” stuff years ago, you are what got me through it and interested in real archeology. You didn’t make us feel stupid, you just stated the facts and let us find our own way. Thank you for another great video!❤

[@AncientArchitects]

Thanks for being here 🙏

[@Kayessee]

Just putting pure information out and not speculating is what we need more of.

[@lostpony4885]

The commenters on this channel do make it harder to behave sometimes.

[@CarsCatAliens]

This channel is amazing. Its the middle road. It's not total mainstream takes, and its not Left field like Ancient aliens type folks. Just the most, clearest,.findings and information.. I saw someone mentioned G. Hancock.. Of course in that same sentence I have to include Randall Carlson as well . With Graham I feel like he isn't taken nearly as seriously by his peers due to his claims of alien type intervention in building the worlds befuddling sites. Randall seems to get more respect,and has great conversations and debates with folks who are in the mainstream. He never points his finger at aliens or other less acceptable theories. I appreciate all the work, and information that all of these folks complete and share. Its more than appreciated.

[@JonnoPlays]

The sad thing is people want to believe alternative archeology and history. Everyone loves a good story. The real story is just as good if not better.

[@MrMenefrego1]

Sadly, the historic site of Göbekli Tepe will not be excavated any further as the Turkish government has planted groves of trees (~3:22) and built concrete roads covering the site for tourists to view the excavated area. The government stated that it would leave the remainder of Göbekli Tepefor for later generations to dig. What are they trying to hide?!

[@leedavis3704]

Well they did just have a massive earthquake in Turkey that may be a reason to not move forward at this time

[@phillhatton4492]

The WEF gave $15million to the Turkish government to leave it as tourist attraction and "let the next geneation" discover it. They did it through the company that owns and manages the site.

[@DiscipleOfJesusForever]

So we “could” keep excavating but they want to “save” that for other generations?

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

@@DiscipleOfJesusForever Yes that pretty much sums it up. Stop excavations at the 5% only of the site point at arguably the place that has attracted the most world wide attention of any archeological excavation on the planet. They said save it for future generations because they will have better technology for excavations but of course at any point in the future you could say that too. "preserve " the site for future generations they said and then went ahead and drilled holes for cement support pillars for the cement viewing platforms at the site and built road and sidewalks over the site - then capped their "preservation" effort off with a huge orchard with trees whose roots will do lots of damage to the circles underground. Yes its an outrage all round.

[@moonshadow7064]

It's so they can make it purely a tourist point like the pyramids. If you excavate too much there will be no mystery and thus less buzz about it. Also it already makes all those with "knowledge" that rail against earlier civilizations coming before their own precious one that they spent their whole career on.

[@htb123]

It's awful that excavations have stopped, amazing site!

[@thorlivingstone6873]

Don't fall for that,nothing has been stopped.

[@htb123]

@@thorlivingstone6873 What makes you think that? They've turned it into a visitor centre and planted an orchard of fruit trees over a large area, along with roads, pathways and the supports for the covered area go deep into the ground on the site which no doubts has caused damage. Do you have evidence that excavations are continuing? Just curious why you think this.

[@larrywhittaker9901]

YES...VERY DISAPPOINTING. VERY INTERESTED in what else may be found there and nearby 🤔

[@JonnoPlays]

Explorations can always continue again. I'm sure they have more material than a team of people could ever study in a lifetime given the number of sites and some of them have never been dug at all.

[@htb123]

@@JonnoPlays But that's the thing, the only material is the site, the stones, it was filled in so no tools or jewellery to be found, there is differences in how it was filled in which will tell it's own story but it is awful that excavations have been stopped.

[@ganmerlad]

If the pillars were reused, that doesn't mean they weren't sacred, just that they weren't sacred to the people who reused them. They may have taken them and then made them sacred for themselves. It's akin to saying "a church being built on top of a pagan temple proves the pagan temple wasn't sacred". Not to the Christians it wasn't, but it certainly was to the pagans. Even ancient Egyptians would do something like that from time to time "I want that, it's mine now. Scratch the other guy's name off and put mine on instead. Now the gods will smile on ME." or "I'm building a wall, go get some stone from the old pyramid over there." I'm not saying tepe t-pillars were sacred, just that reuse doesn't prove they weren't/never were.

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

True. Stonehenge was built in phases and rearranged.

[@LisaEtter]

Not every structure is " ritualistic ". It's often the first thing archeologists jump to. It's very possible that the carvings relate to family/clan groups and denote food storage areas for said groups. It's extremely difficult for we modern people to understand what's going on here and is degraded by our putting our societal norms on the ancient people. We also get very invested in the first explanations of places and find it hard to let it go.

[@daddyg5654]

Reuse and changes don't surprise me. I live in a 150 year old home that I'm slowly renovating. You can see the original design choices and then the changes over time as others used different technology and made aesthetic changes. BTW the changes in the 70's were the worst ones so far. You have to move slow because someone back in time made some change and didn't understand how it weakened the structure. I had a whole upper floor sagging because someone decided to put a wall on the first floor and removed a main support joist in the process. That was fun to repair. Anyway...If I've experienced these changes in a 150 year old house...a 13000+ year old site might have a few changes and reuses of its own.

[@JonnoPlays]

So true. They weren't that different from us in many ways.

[@feelyoung79]

What!?😂😂😂 Education is piss poor.. according to the people that serve you your thought's and world view's the wheel wasn't invented yet. Put on your thinking cap little buddy... a T-Rex thigh bone was found with dna on it with tissue that would be impossible to be true according to the million's and billion's of year's theory! Now more are being found because they never tested for it because it was assumed to be pointless because of the supposed age. Put in youtube "man walked with dinosaur proof" and find a good documentary.. Don't assume anymore and find out why all the propaganda is pushed. Look up "operation ​mocking bird" where certain gov agencies were allowed to make bs up and run it on the news.. This world isn't as you think it is..@@JonnoPlays

[@sluggou812beotch]

I've been drawing that guy for 55 years.

[@user-rq7el8nh6q]

Quite a schnozz there

[@troz451]

Thousands of years from now people will wonder why a grove of trees were planted in this area. For that matter I have no idea why that was done even now.

[@AllHailDiskordia]

To stop erosion

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

@@AllHailDiskordia you know what tree roots are capable of doing?

[@AllHailDiskordia]

@@julianciahaconsulting8663 depends on the type of tree, some roots go deep , possibly breaing Up rocks and stone, some don't

[@AllHailDiskordia]

@@julianciahaconsulting8663 and pretty much the only reason the site is still there is that the people who built it buried it

[@DonnaCsuti-ji2dd]

Just like the reason we do now to try to grow food and provide some shelter and wood.

[@jefferyholcombe5189]

To bad the WEF funded footpaths and structures that might have been built on top of ground that hasn't been dug up at all yet! What might be under the ground that is under the new footpaths?

[@mirandamom1346]

If I were responsible for protecting a site that will attract a million visitors a year, I would want the damage done by that foot traffic to be restricted to a limited area.

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

not to mention pouring cement into holes at the site for support pillars for the viewing platform

[@barrywalser2384]

Always enjoy these Gobekli Tepe videos. Great stuff! Thanks Matt!

[@mver191]

Gobekli Tepe is a site in Turkey.

[@melissamack1294]

When Gtepé was first discovered, I'm pretty sure there were no orchards within miles of the site. Why would anyone plant orchards right on top of such an important site? What are they trying to hide from us?

[@russelbrown6275]

The farmers of the current era did not know that those ruins was beneath the hill before they farmed

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

There were no orchards at the site .. I have seen a number of aerial photos from 20 and 15 years ago and orchards not there.

[@melissamack1294]

@@julianciahaconsulting8663 Danke für die Bestätigung meiner Vermutungen👍🏻.....Noah's Ark is probably just beneath those highly suspicious historical evidence hiding orchards lol.

[@pittuk6500]

These pillars are massive, hard to see it without people next to them for reference.

[@lostpony4885]

We need diaramas. Accurate cite diaramas would be as awesome as artifact replicas. I want little T pillars for my garden. Um, sorry.

[@carriekelly4186]

The truly amazing issue about the site being pre-pottery neolithic is that so much work has been put into decorative/expressive/symbolic(??)artwork of animals and humans,yet no vessels to store foodstuffs or eat off of? That's just wild to me because in art school we were taught so much about functional pieces vs art. Its just mind-blowing how much work was being put into recording the animals they interacted/saw/ate or expressing them as symbols or story telling when they couldve been creating more utilitarian objects...just amazing😮😅❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you so much for the program,really great one here yes I immediately recognized the v shaped collar/necklace of Urfa man on the pillar drawing. I have often wondered if the same artist was going around to all the sites creating art for the community of the leopards and foxes and the human figures are all detailed so very similarly it is just uncanny. There is definitely a relationship to much of the art in many tas tepeler sites. Your aerial views and this figure have really made me want to see Gobekli Tepe myself even more now!!!! THANK YOU😊😊😊

[@glennmaillard5972]

As ‘pre-pottery’ was mentioned, I thought: maybe associated pottery has just not been found yet. I have no idea, but it’s amazing to think such sophisticated works were done ‘pre-pottery’.

[@carriekelly4186]

@@glennmaillard5972 sure,that is def a possibility or maybe it didnt make it this long because of materials it was made of?

[@lostpony4885]

It really shows how the "farming good" presumption that hunter gatherers are starving and impoverished but they were rich beyond imagination. Go anywhere and just take food, prepare it where you want and spend your time going and doing whatever is important to you. Home is genuinely where you keep your heavy treasure like statues or community structures. Fewer humans yes but much larger lives than numerous toiling monoculture short-lifers good mostly for conquering your richer neighbors. My point was 2 million years compared to a few thousand, i think we made some unfortunate choices a ways back and we arent going in the best direction this age.

[@mospeada1152]

10:15 - 'The broadside shows chisel marks'... I wasn't aware they had chisels that could do this 11,000 years ago, especially as the Egyptians only had bronze tools 4,000 years ago!

[@greatoak7661]

@AncientArchitects - question - Why are there trees planted on areas that have more structures related to the entire area? I am not happy they did this. Plus why don't they go deeper?

[@AncientArchitects]

According to the archaeologists, there are 2 reasons: 1) The trees were planted when the land was still privately owned by farmers - not government so they could technically do as they please. 2) The archaeological remains are covered in rock debris. The olive tree roots will only stay in the top-soil, the roots will grow horizontally on reaching the rock layer. Apparently the roots stop the soil from moving with the rain or flash floods, so apparently, they say the olive trees protect the soil and don’t affect the archaeology.

[@greatoak7661]

@@AncientArchitects I'll take your word for it. I have been a long time 3-4 years. I've really enjoyed your videos, I mostly listen to them because I'm working for a living. ( Living and a working, I'm taking what they're given cause I'm working for a living.) LOL Sorry about that brain fart.

[@elgringo7787]

​@@AncientArchitectsare you kidding. Shallow roots in anotila still damage the dry ground as they have to be watered. Adding to more destruction

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

It is routine to cover sites and protect them. Mainly from robbers.

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

@@AncientArchitects The archeologist wife of the now dead german archeologist who discovered the site was outraged by what had been done at GK with the roads. sidewalks, viewing platforms and...the orchards.

[@gigilesnac7726]

I've been there(Gobleki Tepe and Karahan Tepe) by myself in april. You can hire a driver to go to see that, or drive yourself, or get a bus from Sanliurfa to Gobleki Tepe which is very cheap, 20 Turkish lira. Looking forward to visiting many other places soon!

[@jimmumford4444]

Thank you for sharing.

[@AncientArchitects]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@history_rev]

Incredible video Matt 💪🏻. Many thanks 🙏🏻.

[@ZaidrianSpiders]

Why does bro drag all his words? “Animalllll” “thisssss” “obviousssss” “Lipsssss” “figureeeee” “stoneeee” “ribsssss” “marksssss” “benchhhhh” “tepeeeeee” “videooooo” “pillarrrrrr” “necklaceeeeee” “armmmm” “pillaraaaaa” “directionnnn” “timessss” 😭😭😂😂

[@ESLINGERART]

This is an amazing find.

[@AncientArchitects]

I didn’t know anything about it. It’s all covered with the packing stones today to protect it. I left a link to an online 3D model you can play with. And we still need to have that call - sorry!

[@ESLINGERART]

@@AncientArchitects dude don’t apologize. I am going to get on top of this site quickly. I agree with what you found there and now I think the pillars may relate to other pillars I have seen. We definitely need to do a zoom call in the near future. Awesome video! It amazes me how many amazing things are just sitting there not calling attention to itself.

[@TheQuietcount]

When i got intrested in ancient sites, older less known and controversial places were never talked about, it angers me that a lot of the most interesting places are seen more on ancient aliens videos witha massive miss interpretation but with little other information about them. This site always covers them in a perceived unbiased way and i love this about the channel.

[@Eyes_Open]

Thanks for the upload.

[@user-ly9hc2se7k]

I remember when this first started been here sincei was the 3rd sub. There used to be lots of AA news. Now not so much. Everyday i find atleadt two new sites oe news or relatives to said subject. I do very much enjoy your channel and happy that you have recently gotten to make it to Egypt. You really haven't said anything about your thoughts or observations. But thank you for another good upload.

[@19valleydan]

Clearly an alien - mystery solved.

[@feelyoung79]

No but it's clearly a cover up..

[@cthulhukc7six6six37]

I really believe these sites in southern Turkey are pushing against the traditional cradle of civilization. They may not completely change history like most expected but to see mankind's ingenuity and bond going so far back is amazing.

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

In what way?

[@thomasnewcomb2079]

Another great video!!

[@ajkaajka2512]

Thank you. Again an amazing video. I hope they will excavate the rest of this and other enclosures in my lifetime.

[@Atroposian]

Really good work!

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Hey Matt ❤thank you

[@AncientArchitects]

Hi Lynn! Thanks for being here

[@anngeorge7828]

❤ all of your videos. I appreciate the amount of work.

[@carolinegray7510]

It's wonderful to hear the unfolding of all the builds. The overall context of accumulated information tells a fascinating story of the people's advancement toward their own growth. This was most exciting to hear.

[@user-gz2qh1ie8d]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@sneeringimperialist6667]

Mr Bill is older than I thought...

[@carlottadomenica2680]

Excelent!!! As always!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@TheytellToomanylies]

Wheres his talywhacker? Quite unusual for the site and culture

[@iggyzorro2406]

very descriptive, informative and well put together video. thank you.

[@AlbertPOost]

Matt, if we hypothesize that static living on a hill top opens the need for water and food storage for let's say one year (assuming the need to survive a bad year) than 1 adult person would need some 0.2 m^3 on dried or smoked food and 1 m^3 of water. If we assume 100 adults, this would imply a storage of 20 m^3 for food and 100 m^3 for water. Could the 'benches' be storage room away from rodents and bugs and could the massive pillars have carried atticks for food storage? Could terrazzo floors be used to make them bug thight and the massive walls hinder animals to enter the buildings? In other words: to what extent might these buildings been used a part of the year to store food? Your architect friend already made a reconstruction for a wooden structure, but would an attick on top of the pillars be possible?

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

In short no. Humans dig wells. Storage requires no co2. That is achieved by placing food in a sealed hole with a trace of life to consume the oxygen and create co2.

[@StopProject2025]

I didn’t know anything about enclosure F. Thanks for the info Matt!

[@stephG36]

This was amazing thank you I will be rewatching fascinating to be so up close to the site - so my take away there is more to come!! Can we imagine - time to get the books rolling we have ourselves a serious culture here ✨✨

[@kilroy-cc8]

It is interesting to see the handbag carvings that are also found in some carvings around the world 🤔

[@Timbodacious]

They just have to stop excavating when they find the gray alien depictions 😂

[@finflwr]

They have stopped already, sadly.

[@lahaina4791]

Or evidence that Tas Tepeler sites are younger than Sumeria.

[@krobbins8395]

When I look at the pillars it looks like roof support of course nice support but it could be understandable that those could be reused or how during times later efforts might not be as ornate due to social/environmental changes.

[@brownsta]

So enclosure F is the “youngest dryer” enclosure?

[@paulblase3955]

The changing of just the arm position may mean a symbolic language of limb placement in the carvings. Or it just may mean "the latrine is over there".

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

If they find a fossilized turd you will be awarded a Nobel Piss Prize.

[@sneeringimperialist6667]

Men's and women's...

[@18Macallan]

Thank you sir!👍

[@stevecurl7430]

Thank you!

[@laurabutler6253]

By far the best coverage! CertainLy appreciated. Please stay on top of this because its getting ridiculous.

[@jimmyzbike]

What an interesting video

[@aaclr]

1600 years is a long time. Most modern countries today are not even 1/3 of that age. In fact, a lot has changed during this period. The builders of Enclosure F probably had no idea of ​​the origin and meaning of the ruins of the oldest pillars, although they were part of and continued this same culture.

[@johnwang6142]

I think it was build to celebrate the end of the ice age and to announce the dawn of farming society and animal husbandry

[@powellkwd40]

Why has the WEF stopped all Archeology at Gobekly-Tepe and planted trees on top? They poured concrete and built tourist paths after only excavating 5%. What do they not want people to learn from their past?

[@2ndSprings]

I could have sworn I saw something like a Salamander/Gecko on one and a wild pig on another. For the life of me I couldn't see a dog in profile or a leopard. Also, is it possible the T-tops were moved from location to location?

[@mrains100]

Thank you.

[@oo2free]

Matt, thank you for being you and doing the things you do. If not for you, and a few more like you publishing on KZbin I would go insane with the only alternative being swill from modern commercial entertainment farms.

[@rowynndaausome5725]

You have to put it in perspective.. people being there for 1000 years is like from the mid-evil times to now! A lot of change!!

[@DjJDtech]

I cant believe you don't have 1m subscribers yet dude with content like this!

[@lostpony4885]

The expression on the carving is like "arg you youngsters found me"

[@timbotron78]

Many thanks. Friendly suggestion? - Perhaps include a recognisable 'meter stick' when zooming in and out of your plans/schemes/maps - to help us keep perspective on how large whichever features may be - relative to human size. Animagraffs does this well. Sometimes, scale can be confusing. Love your work

[@mikefeierberg7712]

This is my favorite one of your videos (so far). The observation that the carvings were not sacred was very interesting. Did the ancient Egyptians ever take stones from pyramids and rework them for later structures?

[@leosrule5691]

Yes, they did.

[@telebubba5527]

That's why they look like what they are today. They used to have smooth surfaces, so the outer casing has been taken away. Also the top bit, which brought the whole thing together and which was golden for the Giza plateau at least. It must have been an amazing sight to see, even for today's norms.

[@markorange1123]

The Knap of Howar in Orkney, Scotland. Has exactly the same construction T piller, stone benches etc. Worth a look??

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

No.

[@littgaia2939]

Claims are that the site was buried, yet there's evidence of damage to certain of the structures. Could it have been the victim of a tsunami type flood?

[@ZaidrianSpiders]

No water damage so no.

[@seriously_america]

were the pillars erased and eroded due to a conscious decision bc of reuse? Or were they losing their distinct detailed carvings from being weathered and eroded due to being exposed on the surface for potentially 1000s of years? If the pillar was only partially erased that tells me it was only partially exposed to the surface so the buried portion retained its carving while exposed was weathered away. Didn't farmers complain of getting farm equipment stuck/snagged on the "rocks" protruding from the ground before the site was known?

[@Kop-Nogh-Staert.]

My question is not so much whether it is real or fake.But I see highly respected creators, just like ancient architects, asking the same questions, year after year. as if finding answers outside the realm of accepted is not allowed. the authorities of Egypt, for example, block serious investigations by third parties. so that what remains can be seen as breadcrumbs without clues. So what if Gobleki Tepe is a hoax?

[@psystealth]

WOW!!

[@JasonJowett]

The ear-wear on the figure is incredible. Seemingly meso-american styled wide lobe ear-ring

[@adamcekanski2527]

I find it humbling that 1600 years of human history was discovered almost by chance.

[@ZaidrianSpiders]

10k-12k years **

[@MojoMajik]

12:28 is a wild boar for sure

[@TWOCOWS1]

Thank you for continuing to record and show the new Mirazan sites (the original, local Kurdish name for the recent official gov name). Mirazan ("miracle maker"). the local, childless women give offerings at the hill, hoping for a child. The fertility myth of the hills, still lingers. Mirazan is the meaningful, local name for this entire super old civilization/culture. A lot better than the silly name of Gobekli ("potbelly")-- given to it by the ruling government there . I hope you continue showing us more and more of the Mirazan sites as they get dug up

[@tedbanning9090]

The fact that Building F is closer to the modern surface than A, B, C and D does NOT necessarily mean that it's younger. It just means that less sediment has accumulated above it, likely because there was not as much occupation in that part of the site during the rectangular building phase, or just because it's in a downslope part of the hill. It could be a bit later, but it could even be earlier. You need to do a proper stratigraphic analysis and get some radiocarbon dates to find out its chronological placement.

[@gamingtonight1526]

It's interesting that they always say "this is 12,600 years old", without realising the civilization that built it was probable around for 1,000 years before that, building up to the technology of this site. We act as though because the aeroplane came into existence in the 1920s, civilization began in the 1920s! So I would say civilizations existed 15,000 years ago!

[@leedavis3704]

At the very least, they have found 250,000 yr old perfectly preserved mummies, however the people of so called archaeological community does not give credit to civilizations they have decided we’re just hunter gathers I find it ridiculous!

[@hatuletoh]

So glad the planted goddamn orchards on top of the site. That will really help to make sure that the rest of perhaps the most important archeological site in the world isn't excavated. I mean, it's not as good--or bad--as the road the Turkish government built, or the permanent visitor's center and walkways, but every little thing they can stick on top of the dirt helps to make it that much more difficult to ever find out what's beneath. But I'm sure it's probably nothing of note down there, right? That's why so little has been uncovered in the past decade or so, no doubt.

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Ah. Upset that you have been denied the opportunity for a third party to confirm your vague theories? Face the facts. Digging up the entire area of Europe will not advance anyone's knowledge. Certainly not yours.

[@douginorlando6260]

The figure reminds me of the ancient wooden Siberian pole. The Same shape of head and face

[@vicromaker7692]

Not sure whether this has been mentioned, but I could certainly imagine that the rest of pillar 70 is right next to it in the unexcavated space.

[@pcatful]

So at 5:20 --the span of use of the site was over 1,000 years? Remarkable given the style of work is similar over that time.Time moved slowly then, like the thousands of years of a generally consistent Egyptian culture.

[@larrywhittaker9901]

First i have seen it too, And i have seen MANY studies on it

[@4ur3n]

will you also make a video for the recent discovery on Crete?

[@llr1784]

He did make a short one.

[@extremefocus7985]

The word is that the WEF has taken complete control of the Gobekli Tepe site, and is destroying the site by building structures on top of the site before any full excavations. They have shut it down! SICK!

[@user-ok8tn6ws8t]

Absolutely 100 percent correct. Read up about Noah harrariwef

[@orchidorio]

This is troubling. Gobekli Tepe is so new and exciting. Yet so vulnerable. I hope the WEF does good things for the site. I'm guardedly optimistic.

[@extremefocus7985]

@@orchidorio The wife of the archeologist who died is really up set about it. Dig for the truth. Looks bad. What was found, or what narrative is the WEF the cooking up?

[@extremefocus7985]

@@orchidorio Search this title on KZbin: "This Disturbing Gunung Padang UPDATE Will Shock You"

[@paulmccomish7250]

Why the Olive trees now. Older photos show nothing but a rocky hill.

[@Eyes_Open]

Local farmers planted them to increase land value.

[@Apollo1011]

That is not a leopard on pillar 76, that looks like a wild boar.

[@MrTryAnotherOne]

Reminds me a lot of the celtic prince statue of Glauberg.

[@kilroy-cc8]

I can see that the use of a 90 degree angle is used in alot of the carvings!?

[@lindaglover7088]

Im looking at the drawing of the people building the structure. When you look at the entrance it looks like it might be a store house. The different rooms could hold different types of food. If there are any fire pits in a room they might have some farm of smoked meats. All they had to do was build wooden racks to hang the meats on build a fire and close the room up. Other rooms might have had baskets made from grass to hold grain. Of course the wooden racks and grass baskets would rot away over years. You show people with houses off from the round structure ,so no one lived in the round building. They had to gather food as it ripened so a store house would definitely be needed. Not every structure we find is a temple. I really don't think that was how they would worship their gods. I think out in the open under the stars would be more like it.

[@user-iq2yp1dn1q]

even the mere fact that they reused large stone pillars over that span of time is interesting, moving and setting the pillars is a lot of work, and requires a lot of cooperation and planning for an early civilization. Although the civilization changed over that period of time, the technology remained relatively stable, with little innovation into new forms of construction.

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Stuff falls down.

[@offthegridgreco]

I see a "bag" in the left hand of the relief on pillar 74.

[@KermitFrazierdotcom]

Off the Grid Greco - "ATTENTION ! K-MART SHOPPERS!"

[@peterdebaets4590]

Yes! This video adds evidence that there may have been multiple cultures or civilizations that contributed to G. T.. Perhaps it was an entirely different civilization that developed the T-pillars, and the rough-rock-wall-builders just found the pillars and re-purposed them. Maybe the T-pillars are way, way older.

[@unscentedcologne8293]

I am confused about the t-shaped stone pillars. Were they carved from stone in situ or were they sculpted elsewhere and moved to the site? If they were made and moved from elsewhere, then why were they made at all? If the t-shaped pillars were architectural structures for, say, roof support, then why not use wood rather than carve, transport, and place massive stone structures? Wood is more economical, easier to work, and less labor intensive.

[@MartaTreda]

Minute 16:16 on the right - these are Dodo Birds for sure

[@sitindogmas]

im late but im here ✌️💚

[@robbleeker4777]

the change from round to square is probably just a case of the evolution of the building. Perhaps the square room is easier and faster to construct

[@kricketflyd111]

Looks like spiritual development. 😮

[@JMM33RanMA]

Another fascinating video, Matt [I have hesitated to use fantastic because of the double meaning]. A thought struck me while looking at and listening to descriptions of the iconography. What would the Navajo, Hopi and other Native Americans think of such things. The pseudoscientific notion that looks like = is not being what is in my mind. People who live in similar conditions and who may have developed in similar ways might have some ideas that typical Westerners might not think of. I wonder if any of their culture bearers have been asked about such things. If not, perhaps they should be. Thanks for another thought provoking video about our ancient ancestors.

[@AncientArchitects]

Lots to think about. Hmm. Thanks mate for the kind words.

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Ask them to write a thesis? Write a script for Indi.

[@dalee.mccombs8571]

Very interesting. I wonder how the future study and archeological digs will be impacted since the wealthy Turkish benefactor has given control of the site to the WEF !

[@NeptunesLagoon]

You will eat zee bugs 🐛… ?😅

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

I'd stick well away from examining the past with your powers of questioning.

[@sandraherdman3783]

ITS AMAZING THE WEF GETS INVOLVED AND COMMON SENCE GOES AWAY DISTURBING HOW THE ANSWERS WERE COVERED OVER WITH BLACKTOP

[@Fallout3131]

😮 woah

[@AncientArchitects]

👍

[@arickel2000]

It’s an alien. Ok, sorry, had to say it 😅. Excellent video. Keep up the great work.

[@phillhatton4492]

If you ask me.. all these ancient structures look like they were blown up, then ransacked then buried.

[@MrBigdaddy2ya]

Urfa Man statue has these same triangle lines under his neck like lines in 8:44

[@eleanorburns8686]

I had no idea the site had been inhabited for so long, since the Western Roman Empire was still a thing from our point in time. Amazing to think of the vast periods of human civilisation of which we know so little.

[@Egyptologist777]

It seems to me Gobleki and similar of that era are a prelude to stone henge and dolman type structures we see later across Europe.

[@smoothrocky1847]

Reminds me of the stone-built Neolithic settlement Skara Brae but that’s only about 5,000 years old.

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Definitely no linkage whatsoever.

[@smoothrocky1847]

@@ChrisShortyAllen- You are probably correct but it’s a speculative not a definitive conclusion. The influence of random migrations over the ages can never be known but independent development is most likely.