Göbekli Tepe was first investigated in the 1960s but was dismissed at that time as a medieval cemetery, before being re-explored in the 1990s when its much greater age was recognized.
Sources
- Gobekli Tepe | Neolithic, Prehistoric, Monument, & Map (britannica.com)
- Gobekli Tepe: The World's First Temple? - Smithsonian Magazine (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/06/02/gobekli-tepe-the-first-20-years-of-research/ (dainst.blog)
- https://placesjournal.org/article/domicide-burying-prehistoric-buildings/ (placesjournal.org)
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