GOBEKLI TEPE | Photography By Vincent J Musi
Friday, July 25, 2014 at 02:17PM 
GOBEKLI TEPE | Photography By Vincent J Musi
At well over 11,000 years old, Göbekli Tepe, near Şanlıurfa,Turkey is thought to be the world's first temple. Professor Klaus Schmidt thought neolithic man looked first to the heavens for inspiration before all other things. Massive 18 foot limestone pillars weighing 16 tons were found arranged in circles and carved with the simplest of tools, bearing the images of animals like boar, aurochs, birds and reptiles. Klaus believed the pillars represented humans and he spent the last 20 years stripping away the myths of the previous 10,000. Professor Schmidt passed away this week but his work will live on with the German Archaeological Institute and the Şanlıurfa Museum at this extraordinary site.
Vincent J Musi