Archaeologist Makes "Staggering" Temple Discovery; the Possible Birthplace of Religion and Civilization Itself
In what many people believe to be the Biblical city of Ur, a pagan temple is found which turns scientific convention on its head. Granted, their dates are scripturally questionable, but nevertheless, one can imagine what life was like before the Flood.
(Gobekli Tepe, Turkey)—The Smithsonian has reported that German archaeologist, Klaus Schmidt, has made one of the "most startling archaeological discoveries of our time"—what he believes to be the world's oldest temple near the ancient city of Urfa (some believe the Biblical city of Ur) in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border.
"This is the first human-built holy place. This area is like a paradise," he says, noting that from the moment he first found the place he knew it was extraordinary. (Photo: The Smithsonian)
The level of advanced knowledge it took to build the temple defies conventional scientific beliefs that during its construction (the temple pre-dates Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Egypt) human beings were little more than "Neo-lithic cavemen."
The "temple" is covered with pictures of animals and scientists—overwhelmed at the discovery—also found evidence of animal sacrifices. "There's more time between Gobekli Tepe and the Sumerian clay tablets [etched in 3300 B.C.] than from Sumerian to today," says Gary Rollefson, an archaeologist at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
"Trying to pick out symbolism from prehistoric context is an exercise in futility."
