Geomagnetic surveys conducted in 2003 revealed at least 20 stone rings buried beneath Göbekli Tepe.
Sources
- The Birth of Religion (nationalgeographic.com)
- Gobekli Tepe: The World's First Temple? - Smithsonian Magazine (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2018/07/18/looking-beneath-the-surface-geophysical-surveys-at-gobekli-tepe/ (dainst.blog)
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