Gobekli Tepe : genesis of the gods : the Temple of the Watchers and the discovery of Eden
Collins, Andrew, 1957-2014
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Built at the end of the last ice age, the mysterious stone temple complex of Gobekli Tepe in Turkey is one of the greatest challenges to 21st-century archaeology. As much as 7000 years older than the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge, its strange buildings and rings of T-shaped monoliths - built with stones weighing from 10 to 15 tons - show a level of sophistication and artistic achievement unmatched until the rise of the great civilizations of the ancient world, Sumer, Egypt, and Babylon. Chronicling his travels to Gobekli Tepe and surrounding sites, Andrew Collins details the layout, architecture, and exquisite relief carvings of ice age animals and human forms found at this 12,000-year-old megalithic complex, now recognized as the oldest stone architecture in the world.
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Author:
Collins, Andrew, 1957-, author
Imprint:
Rochester : Bear, 2014.
Collation:
464 pages ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
15914314259781591431428 (pbk)
Dewey class:
939.4'2939.42
Local class:
939.42
Language:
English
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BRN:
1638223