Archaeologists found floors made of burnt lime and clay inside the stone circles at Göbekli Tepe, the earliest such floors ever discovered.
Sources
- The World's First Temple - Archaeology Magazine Archive (archive.archaeology.org)
- https://www.worldhistory.org/article/234/gobekli-tepe---the-worlds-first-temple/ (worldhistory.org)
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-archaeological-journal/article/geometry-and-architectural-planning-at-gobekli-tepe-turkey/2CBAF416E33AFE6496B73710A2F42FF9 (cambridge.org)
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