Göbekli Tepe - The First Temple On Earth? 10,000 BC // Ancient History Documentary

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Published 2023-08-05
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- - Göbekli Tepe - The First Temple On Earth? - -
11:07 - I - Discovery
35:09 - II - Before Eden
54:40 - III - In the Prehistoric Zoo
1:15:42- IV - After The Ice
1:37:14 - V - Feasting At The Dawn
2:14:36 - VI - The Birth Of The Gods?

- - Bibliography - -

- Books -
Klaus Schmidt, Gobekli Tepe (2012)
Steven Mithen , After The Ice (2003)
V. Gordon Childe - Man Makes Himself (1939)
Robin Dunbar, Human Evolution (2014)
Robin Dunbar, How Religion Evolved (2022)
David Wengrow & David Graeber, The Dawn of everything (2021)
Mircea Eliade, A History of Religious Ideas (1988)
Mircea Eliade, Shamanism (1951)
Jaques Cauvin, The Birth Of The Gods & The Dawn of Agriculture (1994)
Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures (1973)
Claude Levi Strauss, The Savage Mind (1966)
Dancing at the Dawn, Yosef Garfinkel (2003)
Brian Hayden, The Power of Feasts: From Prehistory To The Present (2014)
Dacher Keltner, Awe - The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder (2023)

- Academic Journals -
The Archaeology of Ritual, Edward Swenson (2015)
Becoming Farmers: The Inside Story, Anna Belfer-Cohen (2011)
The Earliest Dancing Scenes In The Near East - Yosef Garfinkel (2003)
On Scorpions, Birds & Snakes - Benz & Bauer (2015)
Farewell to the ‘Childhood of Man’ - Wengrow & Graeber (2015)
So Fair A House, Göbekli Tepe - E. B. Banning (2011)
Göbekli Tepe Preliminary Report, Klaus Schmidt (2000)
Gods & Monsters - David Wengrow (2011)
Jaques Cauvin: The right man for the reason - Anna Belfer Cohen (2011)
The Legacy of Jaques Cauvin, Melinda Zeder (2011)
Klaus Schmidt, Hans Georg K Gebel (2014)
The Natufians In The Levant, Anna Belfer-Cohen (1991)
To be not to be, Olivier Aurenche (2013)
The Neolithic Transformation, Willie Thompson
The Origins of Agriculture, Price & Bar-Yousef (2011)
Rational Choice In The Neolithic?, Kim Sterelny (2015)
The Origins of Agriculture In The Near East, Melinda Zeder (2011)
On The Nature of Transitions and Revolutions in Prehistory, Ofer Bar-Yosef (2005)
The World’s First Temple, Sandra Scham (2008)

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All Comments (21)
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    Schmidt; “Had no choice but to dedicate the rest of his life on the dig.” Although tragically cut short, I can only imagine that Klaus felt his life had such great purpose and significance. What a gift to receive - to be spellbound by such a colossal undertaking. RIP Klaus, your sharp eye and tenacity continues to change our understanding of humanity.
  • @aliturkoglu2763
    I am From Şanlıurfa City where the Göbeklitepe in it. Salute from Turkey to all editors
  • @daniverson5860
    This might be your best work yet. This is a fantastic presentation that puts together an awful lot of material, and is stunningly up-to-date. So glad you're doing this, thank you so much.
  • First documentary form this channel that I've watched. Awesome. Reminds me of some of the great history documentaries I grew up with. Definitely one of my favorite YouTube channels now.
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  • @Kamelemele
    My goodness, this is about so much more than Gobekli Tepe isn't it? You have obviously spent many hours researching and amassing data. Thank you for the artful way you have presented it. Simply fascinating.
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  • Pete, I cannot thank you enough for this stunning production. Trained as an archaeologist (fell off the wagon and became a physician) but never lost my love for prehistory. You have the talent to tell the stories so well and such a professional production. With great appreciation, Jean