> /// Thanks for showing us that, it's very interesting. The article in
> wikipedia
> says archeological dig started in earnest back in 1995 only. I had no idea
> this
> place existed before reading the link you provided.
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I am apalled!
I have visited Gobekli Tepe--it is stunning, even though barely untouched.
The surface of the hill is liberally poked and carved for who knows what.
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> Interestingly, it's close to another site called Nahal Hemar, which
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> reminds me of Hrelar Amali. I do think some glorantha scholar did know of
> this
> place long ago and "pilfered" and modified the name, exactly as Dara Happa
> is
> inspired from Harappa in India !
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Interesting, though I will confess I never heard of that place.
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> Back to potbelly hill (Göbekli Tepe in turkish) : it seems to have been
> built by
> hunter-gatherers 11.500 years ago and abandonned (and buried by man) when
> agriculture developped. In Glorantha, it makes me think of the Eol tribes
> monoliths clusters !
>
Good thought!
A key here is that they didn't just abandon it, they BURIED it after a
thousand years or so of use!!
I have my theories on it, but there is so little uncovered that any
speculation right now is just theoretical.
Here is a picture of me next to the oldest life-sized statue of a human in the universe known so far.
If I ever get the time, I'll be posting more of these on my site. Some day. when I have time.
--Greg
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