Gobekli Tepe
The Gobekli Tepe are some of the oldest structures made by man ever discovered.
"Compared with Stonehenge, they are humble affairs. None of the circles excavated (four out of an estimated 20) are more than 30 metres across. T-shaped pillars like the rest, two five-metre stones tower at least a metre above their peers. What makes them remarkable are their carved reliefs of boars, foxes, lions, birds, snakes and scorpions, and their age. Dated at around 9,500BC, these stones are 5,500 years older than the first cities of Mesopotamia, and 7,000 years older than Stonehenge."
from http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/apr/23/archaeology.turkey
I thought this was thought provoking. This dig started in 1994 and this is the first I heard of it. Another solid piece of evidence in the face of "young earth creationism" which believes the entire universe is from 6,000 to 10,000 years old.
"Compared with Stonehenge, they are humble affairs. None of the circles excavated (four out of an estimated 20) are more than 30 metres across. T-shaped pillars like the rest, two five-metre stones tower at least a metre above their peers. What makes them remarkable are their carved reliefs of boars, foxes, lions, birds, snakes and scorpions, and their age. Dated at around 9,500BC, these stones are 5,500 years older than the first cities of Mesopotamia, and 7,000 years older than Stonehenge."
from http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/apr/23/archaeology.turkey
I thought this was thought provoking. This dig started in 1994 and this is the first I heard of it. Another solid piece of evidence in the face of "young earth creationism" which believes the entire universe is from 6,000 to 10,000 years old.
Labels: archaelogy, creationism
posted by Daniel ML @ 10:10 AM
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