# A resident community built and maintained the structures over generations as part of normal life.

> Most likely: A resident community built and maintained the structures over generations as part of normal life.

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# A resident community built and maintained the structures over generations as part of normal life.

A resident community built and maintained the structures over generations as part of normal life.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Year-round occupation markers and continuous repair history.

## What would rule it out

- Seasonality data showing only brief seasonal visits.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Repairs and rebuilding over long periods, and more than 7,000 grinding tools on the mound.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/evidence/EVD0D9574RY4DBN/repairs-and-rebuilding-over-long-periods-and-more-than-7-000)

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## The questions it answers

[How did hunter-gatherers organise the labour to quarry, carve and raise the pillars?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956VZP4VS1/how-did-hunter-gatherers-organise-the-labour-to-quarry-carve)

Part of [What were the pillar buildings of Göbekli Tepe for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956VG255C1/what-were-the-pillar-buildings-of-gobekli-tepe-for)

Most likelyA resident community built and maintained the structures over generations as part of normal life

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A resident community built and maintained the structures over generations as part of normal life. [Answer ANS0D9574H47FR9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9574H47FR9
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