Göbekli Tepe's monumental construction began around 9000 B.C., centuries before the first domesticated grains appeared at nearby settlements.
Sources
- Features - Last Stand of the Hunter-Gatherers? - May/June 2021 (archaeology.org)
- Gobekli Tepe: The World's First Temple? - Smithsonian Magazine (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572 (whc.unesco.org)
- https://www.worldhistory.org/article/234/gobekli-tepe---the-worlds-first-temple/ (worldhistory.org)
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