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Göbekli Tepe

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Carved T-shaped pillars raised by hunter-gatherers, thousands of years before farming, writing or the wheel.

ContinentAsiaConfidence: estimated

Heaviest stone10tConfidence: estimated

Height5.5mConfidence: estimated

MaterialLimestoneMohs 3-4 (mineral hardness scale)

Claims

Field	Consensus	Alternative
Date	9600 BCE - 8200 BCE c. 9600-8200 BCE UNESCO World Heritage List #1572	No claims found.
Purpose	Communal and ritual gathering place UNESCO World Heritage List #1572	Pillar 43 records a comet impact Sweatman and Tsikritsis (2017) • Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, 2017
Method	No claims found.	No claims found.

alternativeAlignment

Pillar 43 records a comet impact around 10,950 BCE

Sweatman and Tsikritsis • Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, 2017

Sources: Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, 2017 • UNESCO World Heritage List #1572

Early Holocene — Göbekli Tepe in context.

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 8,900 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 9,600 BCE - 8,200 BCE.