Some megaliths at Göbekli Tepe are carved with elaborate images of foxes, scorpions, lions, and other animals.
Sources
- Gobekli Tepe | Neolithic, Prehistoric, Monument, & Map (britannica.com)
- Gobekli Tepe: The World's First Temple? - Smithsonian Magazine (smithsonianmag.com)
- 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://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572/lother=es (whc.unesco.org)
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