Who Built Gobekli Tepe 6,500 Years Before Stonehenge?

Discovering who built Gobekli Tepe reveals a puzzling chapter of human history long before the rise of farming or metal tools. Located in southeastern Turkey, this massive megalithic site predates Stonehenge by thousands of years, raising critical questions about the hunter-gatherers of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic who shaped massive limestone pillars without draft animals or pottery. We examine the archaeological evidence uncovered by Klaus Schmidt, the radiocarbon dating from Enclosure D, and what the carved T-shaped pillars might actually represent. Explore how this ancient sanctuary challenges conventional timelines of early civilization and what questions remain unresolved about the minds behind it. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:03 1. What Is Actually There 3:24 2. The Claim 4:57 3. Testing the Idea 7:26 4. The Pillars Are People 9:56 5. The Strongest Objection 12:19 6. What Is Still Open SOURCES 1. English Heritage, "History of Stonehenge." https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/v... (Ditch and bank about 3000 BC