Göbekli Tepe was built by hunter-gatherers, probably living there year-round, who cut, shaped and moved limestone pillars of up to about 10 tons over distances of roughly 100 to 500 meters without wheels or pack animals.
Sources
- The Birth of Religion (nationalgeographic.com)
- Features - Last Stand of the Hunter-Gatherers? - May/June 2021 (archaeology.org)
- https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/05/03/how-did-they-do-it-making-and-moving-monoliths-at-gobekli-tepe/ (dainst.blog)
- https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572 (whc.unesco.org)
- https://www.history.com/articles/gobekli-tepe (history.com)
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