Ancient Architects | 11,000-Year-Old PAINTED Boar Statue of Göbekli Tepe | Ancient Architects @AncientArchitects | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
In October 2023, archaeologists announced new discoveries from the 11-12,000-year-old sites of Karahan Tepe and Gobekli Tepe, both of which are located in the SE Anatolia region of Turkey.
Just a few weeks ago I made a video discussing the finds, including a large sitting, human statue, as well as an associated vulture statue. These two discoveries were made inside a newly excavated enclosure at Karahan Tepe, towards the top of the hill. Watch the video here: youtu.be/tyX_LQHcyK8?si=nzUdH-lx-F6V06UB
But in this video, I want to take a closer look at the discovery from Gobekli Tepe, because it was truly a special, unique find that changed everything we thought we knew about art at this Pre-Pottery Neolithic Site. The architecture of Gobekli Tepe may not have originally been the beige limestone colour we see in all of the pictures and videos, no, the site’s intricate carvings may have actually been painted. Watch this video to learn more.
All images are taken from Media stories, the press release, the below sources, and Google Images for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
Sources:
dainst.org/en/newsroom/noslug/181
https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/08/16/emblematic-signs-on-the-iconography-of-animals-at-gobekli-tepe/
ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/karahan-tepe-0019457
https://basin.ktb.gov.tr/TR-350158/tarihin-sifir-noktasinda-ilk-boyali-heykel-bulundu.html
https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/06/22/how-old-ist-it-dating-gobekli-tepe/
#ancientarchitects #gobeklitepe #archaeology
In October 2023, archaeologists announced new discoveries from the 11-12,000-year-old sites of Karahan Tepe and Gobekli Tepe, both of which are located in the SE Anatolia region of Turkey.
Just a few weeks ago I made a video discussing the finds, including a large sitting, human statue, as well as an associated vulture statue. These two discoveries were made inside a newly excavated enclosure at Karahan Tepe, towards the top of the hill. Watch the video here: youtu.be/tyX_LQHcyK8?si=nzUdH-lx-F6V06UB
But in this video, I want to take a closer look at the discovery from Gobekli Tepe, because it was truly a special, unique find that changed everything we thought we knew about art at this Pre-Pottery Neolithic Site. The architecture of Gobekli Tepe may not have originally been the beige limestone colour we see in all of the pictures and videos, no, the site’s intricate carvings may have actually been painted. Watch this video to learn more.
All images are taken from Media stories, the press release, the below sources, and Google Images for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
Sources:
dainst.org/en/newsroom/noslug/181
https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/08/16/emblematic-signs-on-the-iconography-of-animals-at-gobekli-tepe/
ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/karahan-tepe-0019457
https://basin.ktb.gov.tr/TR-350158/tarihin-sifir-noktasinda-ilk-boyali-heykel-bulundu.html
https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/06/22/how-old-ist-it-dating-gobekli-tepe/
#ancientarchitects #gobeklitepe #archaeology
