History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places. Göbekli Tepe. The function of the structures is not yet clear.
The most common opinion, shared by excavator Klaus Schmidt, is that they are early neolithic sanctuaries. Discovery[edit] The site was first noted in a survey conducted by Istanbul University and the University of Chicago in 1963. American archaeologist Peter Benedict identified it as being possibly neolithic[6] and postulated that the Neolithic layers were topped by Byzantine and Islamic cemeteries. Göbekli Tepe - The Skeptic's Dictionary. GOBEKLI TEPE: FUEL FOR CRANKERY. Over the last several weeks, there has been a video that has been making the rounds in several online community sites, one which purports to examine the origins or functions of an ancient archaeological site, called Gobekli Tepe.
The video has caused a fair amount of confusion amongst many who’ve seen it, because the content of the video is sensational, to say the least. I’ll post the video here, so that you can watch it, and then I’ll post my thoughts on the subject below. Go on, take a look. I’ll wait. I’d embed the video, but apparently wimp.com and wordpress don’t play well together.