Human Statue Found Embedded In A Wall At Göbekli Tepe

This rare find at Göbekli Tepe remains mysterious for now, though experts believe it was left there as a votive offering and might thus shed unprecedented light on religious rituals of its era.

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare human statue at Göbekli Tepe, the 11,500-year-old temple complex in southeastern Turkey, shedding new light on the symbolic and ritual practices at the world’s oldest-known monumental structure.

The find was announced by Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy during a ceremony unveiling new restoration work at this UNESCO World Heritage Site. The statue, which has an intact head and torso but was missing its feet, was discovered embedded horizontally within a wall between two major enclosures known as Structure B and Structure D.

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