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What is the earliest temple complex on Earth? Who built it? Is it really 7000 years older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids How did such a sophisticated civilisation evade detection for so long? In this groundbreaking little book, packed with original reseach and illustrations, megalithomaniac Hugh Newman tells the story…
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1 author picked Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is only a small book, but it packs quite a punch. I love the illustrations, and he goes to some trouble to analyze the different animal reliefs and the structure of these two temples. These discoveries in the last century were again groundbreaking, and in the last decade, have changed our ideas about human civilization.
Newman looks at the background, the challenges of creating such architectural feats, and the possibilities of why these ancient people did this. I am intrigued by this mystery, and I like his analytical approach to this subject. There is, of course, massive speculation about…
From Luke's list on mysteries of the ancient world.
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