The 11,500-year-old archaeological site was unharmed in the disaster, which has killed over 35,000 people and destroyed thousands of buildings. Reading time 2 minutes The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that ...

Gobekli Tepe has been added to UNESCO World Heritage List, making this the 18th UNESCO recognized site in Turkey. Gobekli Tepe, considered “The Oldest Temple in the World,” has been added to the ...

Now seen as early evidence of prehistoric worship, the hilltop site was previously shunned by researchers as nothing more than a medieval cemetery. Berthold Steinhilber Six miles from Urfa, an ancient ...

Were someone to ask you what is the oldest monument known to mankind, most people would say the Pyramids of Egypt or perhaps, Stonehenge. However, Gobekli Tepe predates Stonehenge by 7,000 years and ...

The worlds of archeology and architecture have collided in the discovery of a Neolithic Temple that dates back 6,000 years before Stonehenge, leaving researchers with many questions to ponder. Göbekli ...

Human statues found hidden in the wall of Gobeklitepe: a 12,000-year-old discovery that reopens the mystery of the world's ...

Carvings on a stone pillar at the 12,000-year-old archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey may represent the world’s oldest solar calendar, created as a memorial to a devastating comet impact, ...

ANKARA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's mysterious Neolithic site Gobekli Tepe, considered as one of the oldest worship venues on the planet, witnessed a tourism boom this year drawing more than 2 ...

GOBEKLI TEPE, Turkey — Tour guide Sabahattin Alkan herds curious tourists through the scorching afternoon heat, luring them with the promise of something far stranger than your typical vacation snap. ...

Human figures in 'Stone Hills,' where the Bible's Abraham settled, attest to the start of human settlements 11,000 years ago: ...