The surrounding area is also at a similar higher level.
Gobekli tepe roof.
Snakes are the most common followed by foxes and then vultures.
If true it may have been built after the end of the last ice age.
Daily news roof to preserve gobeklitepe excavation area.
Anything else right now is just speculation a fancy synonym for guessing.
ɟœbecˈli teˈpe potbelly hill is an archaeological site in the southeastern anatolia region of turkey approximately 12 km 7 mi northeast of the city of şanlıurfa the tell artificial mound has a height of 15 m 50 ft and is about 300 m 1 000 ft in diameter.
While not as old as gobekli.
It is approximately 760 m 2 500 ft above sea level.
In modern times it was rediscovered in 1963 during a survey conducted by istanbul university and university of chicago.
Andrew curry on the world s first temple.
For some enclosures the entrance was likely through an opening in the roof.
And much of it is still uncovered.
Therefore this debunks instantaneously the theory that göbekli tepe had a roof or was hand filled.
The site has been partially excavated mainly through the efforts of klaus schmidt working for the german archaeological institute.
It is beautiful and shows both artistic as well as engineering talent.
It looks like gobekli tepe was built around 12k years ago based on carbon 14 dating.
The alleged roof which is believed to have collapsed or the back filled version thereof is invented by archaeologists because that much soil cannot build up in just 12 000 years.