Introduction

The wind-swept hills of southeast Turkey are arid. Fertile valleys give way to dry hills dotted with shrubs and small trees. Small villages populate the green valleys and goat farmers have eked out a living in these hills for thousands of years. There is nothing here to suggest anything other than the slow passage of time. And yet, in 1994, on a small hill roughly translated as Pot Belly Hill, Klaus Schmidt of the German Archaeological Institute began to fully explore Gobekli Tepe. You may not have heard of Gobekli Tepe (not many people have), but among the many fascinating things there are to know about it, it may also be one of ...

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