# Schmidt 2010: Göbekli Tepe – the Stone Age Sanctuaries. New results of ongoing excavations with a special focus on sculptures and high reliefs > Klaus Schmidt, 2010. 12 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the enclosure descriptions, the iconography and the "temples first" thesis. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D956FH8663D/gobekli-tepe-the-stone-age-sanctuaries-new-results-of Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Göbekli Tepe](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe)Schmidt 2010 **0** # Göbekli Tepe – the Stone Age Sanctuaries. New results of ongoing excavations with a special focus on sculptures and high reliefs Klaus Schmidt, 2010. _Documenta Praehistorica_. Schmidt's fullest English summary of the enclosures A to D, the pillar iconography, the central pillars read as anthropomorphic figures, and the argument that monumental cult architecture preceded farming. **Göbekli Tepe** Articledoi: **[10.4312/dp.37.21](https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.37.21)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here Cited for the enclosure descriptions, the iconography and the "temples first" thesis. ## The document 18 pages [Pages][Text]Page 1 of 18 [![Page 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p1)1][![Page 2](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p2)2][![Page 3](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p3)3][![Page 4](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p4)4][![Page 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p5)5][![Page 6](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p6)6][![Page 7](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p7)7][![Page 8](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p8)8][![Page 9](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p9)9][![Page 10](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p10)10][![Page 11](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p11)11][![Page 12](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p12)12] ![Page 1 of Göbekli Tepe – the Stone Age Sanctuaries. New results of ongoing excavations with a special focus on sculptures and high reliefs](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/7d85c98648c490de7ca54dedd59e6367bcddbbd5e962d64681c368722f8c421d/p1) The first 12 pages are shown; the rest are in the file. Text taken from the file. Check it against the page. ## Cited by on this site 12 records [The enclosures were open-air sanctuaries used by mobile hunter-gatherers who did not live on the mound.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/answers/ANS0D956WQ42DNK/the-enclosures-were-open-air-sanctuaries-used-by-mobile) Answer ANS [The reliefs are the symbolic and mythic repertoire of the builders, varying between enclosures, with no…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/answers/ANS0D9575R62HCV/the-reliefs-are-the-symbolic-and-mythic-repertoire-of-the) Answer ANS [Pillar 18, eastern central pillar of Enclosure D](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/artifacts/ART0D9578XR3C9Z/pillar-18-eastern-central-pillar-of-enclosure-d) ART [Pillar 43, the "Vulture Stone"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/artifacts/ART0D9578E46JFB/pillar-43-the-vulture-stone) ART [Stela from Enclosure D, now in the Şanlıurfa Museum](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/artifacts/ART0D9579N60C2E/stela-from-enclosure-d-now-in-the-sanlurfa-museum) ART [The Göbekli Tepe "totem pole"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/artifacts/ART0D957A4T46RF/the-gobekli-tepe-totem-pole) ART [The Urfa Man (Balıklıgöl statue)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/artifacts/ART0D95795J2F0Q/the-urfa-man-balklgol-statue) ART [Central pillars 5.5 m tall with anthropomorphic reliefs, far larger than any PPN dwelling.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/evidence/EVD0D956WYY0PWM/central-pillars-5-5-m-tall-with-anthropomorphic-reliefs-far) Evidence EVD [Klaus Schmidt](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/people/FIG0D956QK228FP/klaus-schmidt) FIG [Göbekli Tepe](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe) The mystery article MYS [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) Question QST [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) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Schmidt, K. 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