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The temple that rewrote prehistory — built before farming

Potbelly Hill (Gobeklitepe), dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, between c. 9500 and 8000 BCE, the site comprises a number of large circular structures supported by massive stone pillars – the world's
Potbelly Hill (Gobeklitepe), dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, between c. 9500 and 8000 BCE, the site comprises a number of large circular structures supported by massive stone pillars – the… © Spica-Vega Photo Arts (Banu Nazikcan), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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