I Snuck into Gobekli Tepe… What I Saw Was Shocking
I went to Turkey, and documented disturbing new details involving the ancient sites of Gobekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, and Sayburc. I'm Jimmy Corsetti, and my channel is called Bright Insight.
f837pW7EvZYgobekli-tepe-mystery-solved-its-not-what-you-thinkGöbekli Tepe Mystery Solved | It's Not What You ThinkEveryone thought Göbekli Tepe was just the world’s oldest temple, until now.
brLNmc6i92kgobekli-tepe-billy-carsons-bizarre-claimsGöbekli Tepe | Billy Carson's Bizarre Claims!Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you’ll have noticed there has been a lot of talk about Billy Carson, after Wes Huff pretty much annihilated him In a debate about Christianity.
Ng_VBy3QC8Unew-discovery-11000-year-old-kitchen-at-karahan-tepeNew Discovery | 11,000-Year-Old Kitchen at Karahan TepeWandering around the magnificent 11,500-year-old site of Karahan Tepe and the size and scale of this ancient settlement is truly mind-blowing. Our eyes are immediately drawn to the large building AD and the enigmatic pillared enclosure AB, so it’s easy to overlook some of the lesser-known surrounding buildings.
miDQUCdN1sEancient-desert-kites-the-largest-prehistoric-man-made-structuresAncient Desert Kites | The Largest Prehistoric Man-Made StructuresGöbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe are huge, complex settlements that date back to between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago. There was clear social organisation people had well-developed and varied skills, and for this reason, many find it hard to believe they still hunted and gathered their food.
e7eqbOSFrb811000-year-old-skull-room-discovered-at-sefer-tepe11.000-Year-Old Skull Room Discovered at Sefer TepeSefer Tepe is a multi-layered Pre-Pottery Neolithic site. The upper layer dates back to the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (EPPNB), ~11,000 years ago, with an older Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) layer below.
ZzairzQcBswancient-architects-gobekli-tepe-how-the-t-pillars-were-madeAncient Architects | Göbekli Tepe: How the T-Pillars Were MadeGöbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe and many of the Taş Tepeler sites in Southeastern Turkey, are widely known about because of the incredible decorated, and sometimes enormous T-shaped stone pillars.
QVPJQJcXmMMkarahan-tepe-pottery-from-the-pre-pottery-neolithicKarahan Tepe | Pottery from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic?Anybody interested in the very remote ancient sites of Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe, will no doubt have heard that they belong to the period of time we call the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, and this roughly began around 12,000 years ago.
zNbHCVo6wI8this-new-11000-year-old-karahan-tepe-building-is-hugeThis New 11.000-Year-Old Karahan Tepe Building is Huge!Just a couple of weeks ago I visited Karahan Tepe for the very first time, the 11,400-year-old site in SE Turkey. I looked down into the amazing pillared building, gazed across at the huge central stucture AD, and then I got to walk around the entire site.
3xzOWV9AfBgthe-first-tepe-before-gobekli-tepe-the-missing-linkThe First 'Tepe' Before Göbekli Tepe | The Missing LinkDuring my recent tour of Turkey, I learned about a new discovery, yet another Pre-Pottery Neolithic site and for some reason this hasn’t permeated the Western Media.
wsFqIfKzuRY10000-year-old-finds-at-gobekli-tepe-sister-site10,000-Year-Old Finds at Göbekli Tepe Sister SiteGobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe are two of the twelve Tas Tepeler sites of SE Turkey and right now we know far more about these two compared to the other ten. Therefore, I for one am happy to see that archaeological resources are being spread out across the region.
SQNkWkwwtBc11000-year-old-mega-site-the-mystery-of-tell-abr-311.000-Year-old Mega-Site | The Mystery of Tell ‘Abr 3The Pre-Pottery Neolithic A was a period of time spanning 9,600 to 8,700 BC. It was a culture with circular-based architecture, distinctive chipped stone artefacts, cup-hole mortars and shallow burials below the floors of structures.
GCVQO1SAcXIkarahan-tepe-new-hypothesis-a-great-mystery-solvedKarahan Tepe | New Hypothesis | A Great Mystery Solved?Pre-Pottery Neolithic is such a remote era in the human story, a period of time spanning 11,600 and 9,000 years ago, and although many of you may have heard about one particular site from this time, that being the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Göbekli Tepe – you may be surprised to learn there are in fact dozens.
5rUUr14iOGAancient-new-discovery-at-11400-year-old-karahan-tepeAncient | New Discovery at 11,400-Year-Old Karahan TepeThe new excavation season in Southeastern Anatolia is well underway, with work continuing at ten Taş Tepeler sites, including Göbekli Tepe and its sister site, Karahan Tepe, both of which have origins dating back to 11 and a half thousand years ago.
HJpEEypdPpkgobekli-tepe-latest-archaeology-update-discoveries-and-theoriesGöbekli Tepe Latest Archaeology Update, Discoveries and TheoriesThe ancient Pre-Pottery Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe is one of the true hot topics for those interested in archaeology, and that’s for any number of reasons. It has an incredible age, with origins going back to around 11 and a half thousand years ago.
8nvVqd6vIMo12000-year-old-shamans-burial-discovered-at-cemka-hoyuk12,000-Year-Old Shaman's Burial Discovered at Çemka HöyükÇemka Höyük is an archaeologicial site in SE Turkiye, dating back to between 12,000 and 8,800 years ago, an important site that provides clues about the transition from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to agriculture.
aoGg3VPdVLAthe-mystery-of-gobekli-tepe-skeletonised-statuesThe Mystery of Göbekli Tepe Skeletonised StatuesFor anyone looking into the ancient Tas Tepeler settlements of SE Anatolia, the enigmatic T-shaped pillars are often the main focus of study,
HKg6bEzm9Jc12890-years-old-younger-dryas-settlement-of-tell-qaramel12.890-Years-Old Younger Dryas Settlement of Tell QaramelWhen studying the ancient Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites of the Fertile Crescent, Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe and Jericho get the most attention – for good reason – they display incredible architecture and are also truly ancient, between 10 and 12,000-years-old.
zZze7t5Amswancient-lost-technology-11000-year-old-concrete-artificial-stone-at-gobekli-tepe11.000-Year-Old Concrete Artificial Stone at Göbekli TepeTerrazzo is a composite material, poured in place or pre-cast, a type of ancient man-made artificial concrete, made with limestone fragments embedded in a lime mortar.
NFC464-GAqwgobekli-tepe-scandal-ancient-statue-stolen-during-excavationsGöbekli Tepe Scandal | Ancient Statue Stolen During ExcavationsOn the night of September 25th, 2010, a crime happened at Göbekli Tepe – a priceless one-of-a-kind artefact was stolen from the site, and as far as I’m aware it has never been recovered.
I61oo5O4L-Uthe-buried-man-of-gobekli-tepe-amazing-finds-in-enclosure-fThe Buried Man of Göbekli Tepe | Amazing Finds in Enclosure FMany of you will already know a lot about the 11,600-year-old site of Göbekli Tepe, with its oval enclosures, its ornately-carved T-shaped pillars, and the fact we have an incredibly sophisticated settlement at the very beginning of the Holocene.
cPNgGnUrCKMyou-wont-believe-this-disturbing-gobekli-tepe-updateYou Won’t Believe This Disturbing Gobekli Tepe UpdateThis 2024 UPDATE of Gobekli Tepe is genuinely shocking and disturbing.
NjUCbk8MSQY11000-years-older-than-gobekli-tepe-23000-year-old-settlement11.000 Years Older than Göbekli Tepe Year-Old Settlement?There’s an archaeological site in Northern Israel, situated on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee and it’s one of the most fascinating and important ancient sites that hardly anyone has ever heard of.
Mjs05OJE1jQincredible-polygonal-stonework-of-alaca-hoyuk-ancient-turkeyIncredible Polygonal Stonework of Alaca Höyük, Ancient TurkeyThe Hittite civilisation is something I’ve rarely discussed over the years because it’s never been a strong area of interest, really because of my own lack of knowledge, but every time I start some new research, I come across something created by the Hittites that really takes my breath away.
Xfxzd300ALAthe-mysterious-11000-year-old-kilisik-sculpture-of-ancient-turkeyThe Mysterious 11,000-Year-Old Kilisik Sculpture of TurkeySome of the incredible ancient finds from Pre-Pottery Neolithic Turkey deserve a dedicated video, and the Kilisik sculpture found in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, back in 1965, is one such find.
7PBSjhCt7Hwwhy-was-gobekli-tepe-abandoned-10000-years-agoWhy was Göbekli Tepe Abandoned 10,000 Years Ago?As climatic conditions improved after the Younger Dryas climate catastrophe, southeastern Anatolia developed into an area rich in living resources.
XjSzeWjooFEancient-architects-12000-year-old-ancient-seafarers-of-cyprusAncient Architects | 12,000-Year-Old Ancient SeaFarers of CyprusIn recent years I’ve looked at Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites from Turkey down to Southern Jordan, but one thing I really wanted to learn about is Cyprus, an island very much part of this region, close to Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and Palestine, all of which were home to early permanent settlements during and after the Younger Dryas.
2ASpqF2QxhUgobekli-tepe-the-changing-story-2023Göbekli Tepe: The Changing Story (2023)When tourists enter the visitors centre at Göbekli Tepe, there are two prominent slogans on display, marketing messages used by authorities, and repeated by the media time and time again, those being “Zero Point of History” and the “First Temple in the World”.
V-St_WBE3Dc11000-year-old-modified-human-skulls-at-gobekli-tepe11.000-Year-Old Modified Human Skulls at Göbekli TepeWhen we look at the history of Göbekli Tepe, it’s easy to focus on the structures, the pillars and the symbolism, and we sometimes forget this was the work of people, real people emerging from the harsh conditions of the Younger Dryas to try and build a life in the hills of southeastern Anatolia.
B5qtwide-I8gobekli-tepe-explained-4-common-misconceptionsGöbekli Tepe Explained | 4 Common MisconceptionsGöbekli Tepe is one of the most enigmatic ancient sites in the world and with more and more research; it just gets even more fascinating, but I’ve noticed that there are many errors that are often repeated on the internet, so in this video, I’ll be giving you the facts and best ideas, as I tackle four common misconceptions.