>The Smithsonian Magazine is reporting that Klaus Schmidt, a German archaeologist, has discovered what Schmidt considers to be the world’s first temple. The fallowing is an excerpt from the article:

Six miles from Urfa, an ancient city in southeastern Turkey, Klaus Schmidt has made one of the most startling archaeological discoveries of our time: massive carved stones about 11,000 years old, crafted and arranged by prehistoric people who had not yet developed metal tools or even pottery. The megaliths predate Stonehenge by some 6,000 years. The place is called Gobekli Tepe, and Schmidt, a German archaeologist who has been working here more than a decade, is convinced it’s the site of the world’s oldest temple.

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The photographs in the slide show were taken by Berthold Steinhilber
The photographs are courtesy of the Smithsonian Magazine.

Visit the Smithsonian Magazine online and read about Gobekli Tepe and the work of Klaus Schmidt.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

Tags: Archaeology, Gobekli Tepe, Klaus Schmidt

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