Göbeklitepe 

B.C. 10,000 – 8000 Örencik, Sanliurfa - Turkey

Date: B.C. 10,000 - 8000

Period: Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period

Location: Örencik, Sanliurfa - Turkey

Type: Sacred Space

Geographical Region: Southeastern Anatolia, (Northern Mesopotamia)

• Göbeklitepe, whose history goes back 12000 years, is in the identity of a 'sacred area'.

• Göbeklitepe is one of the most important sanctuaries ever identified.

• Even before the discovery of agriculture by the people, the fact that long-lasting fixed places were built made us question the truths we know until now.

• The 'T' shaped obelisks in the places unearthed so far in Göbeklitepe are decorated with animal motifs depending on the mentality of the period