Turkey: Ancient Pagan Temple Site Yields New Archeological Clues on Origins of Farming

Editor | December 10, 2008

It’s the last day of the excavating year at Gobekli Tepe, the hill-top neolithic site whose circles of huge decorated T-shaped stones are at least 5,000 years older than any other monumental structure ever found.

“In 14 years, we have uncovered barely five percent of what is here. There are decades of work ahead.”