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Answer · Göbekli Tepe

The enclosures are substantially older than the radiocarbon dates, about 11000 BC.

The enclosures are substantially older than the radiocarbon dates, about 11000 BC.

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Where it stands

DisputedNone pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Construction contexts yield dates in the 11th millennium BC.

What would rule it out

  • All construction-context dates fall in the 10th millennium BC or later.

Evidence none for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyEnclosure D was built about 9500 BC and the others followed over several centuries, not at once

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The enclosures are substantially older than the radiocarbon dates, about 11000 BC. [Answer ANS0D9573281SZG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9573281SZG
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