Göbekli Tepe Part 3

Astonishing Legends vor 8 Jahren

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Something or someone of great importance and influence had
convinced and motivated these neolithic hunter-gatherers to put
their way of life on hold and come together as a group to
undertake such a tremendous project as Göbekli Tepe. This is
likely the first time hundreds of prehistoric peoples had formed
an organized collective in order to build a religious sanctuary.
The work would've taken years to accomplish and the temple would
be built upon for many centuries more. The result of this work is
believed to have spurred civilization as we know it today. But
what beliefs or legends could have generated such a monumental
task? In Part Three of our series, we examine the
hypotheses put forth in Andrew Collins' book, Göbekli Tepe,
Genesis of the Gods: The Temple of the Watchers and the Discovery
of Eden. With his comprehensive and detailed research, Collins
goes beyond the boundaries of interpretation where Processual
archaeologists would not stray. Could the memory of a global,
natural catastrophe which nearly wiped out humanity be the
impetus for creating a shrine to assuage the gods into sparing
them more devastation? Could the builders have been directed by
foreign and mysterious visitors who seemed to have knowledge of
the heavens and history far beyond their own? If they did indeed
fear destruction from the cosmos, then a connection from them to
us could be made, because we're subject to those very same
dangers.

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