The Myths and Religion of Gobekli Tepe

There is a lot which is misconceived about the culture at Gobekli Tepe, here I explain our latest understanding of the culture, and by understanding the beliefs and religion, I will interpret some of the narratives found on the pillars and in stone reliefs.

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📚 References
Ayaz, Hurran. An Alternative View on Animal Symbolism in The Göbekli Tepe Neolithic Cultural Region in the Light of New Data (Göbekli Tepe, Sayburç)
Peters, Joris. Animals in the Symbolic World of Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, South-eastern Turkey: A Preliminary Assessment
Bacon, Benner. An Upper Palaeolithic Proto-writing System and Phenological Calendar
Celik, Bahattin. Rise of Göbekli Tepe Culture: “Hunting Ground Economy” and the Role of Speculative “Knowledge”
Ayaz, Orhan. Self-Revelation: An Origin Myth Interpretation of the Göbekli Tepe Culture (An Alternative Perspective on Anthropomorphic Themes)
Özdoğan, Eylem. The Sayburç reliefs: a narrative scene from the Neolithic

📑 Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:45 An Overview of Gobekli Tepe
3:45 The First Farmers?
11:32 The Pre-Pottery Culture
14:49 The Evolution of Agrarian Culture
18:20 Ritual, Architecture and Art
24:22 When Humans became Gods
26:19 The Skull Cult
28:38 Our Oldest Narrative
34:54 The Influence of Gobekli Tepe
36:48 My Thoughts on the Religion and these sites