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ell, if you watched the video, you could see it is literally covered up with concrete and roads now, and artificial modern structures,
The world’s oldest monuments may soon get an image makeover. A new project will promote and preserve Göbekli Tepe, home to the most ancient temple structures ever discovered.
Turkey hopes to eventually boost tourism at the site, which is in a region where tourism has declined because of the nearby Syrian conflict and refugee crisis.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Turkey’s Doğuş Group will announce Wednesday that they plan to spend $15 million over the next 20 years on the project, in partnership with the National Geographic Society. “Göbekli Tepe is our zero point in time,” Doğuş Group chairman Ferit F. Şahenk said in a press release.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
Could be, those were just my examples. This site has the real potential to disrupt one or many organized religions because nearly every one of them attempts to explain away civilization which existed before their prophet arrived, and this is underpinning foundation of their doctrine. If you suddenly shift this time-line substantially it creates all sorts of problems. This was really my larger point.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
If tourism turns out to be the true issue here, then that might be okay provided they don't destroy the historical and archeological value of the site in the process. It is a potentially earth shattering find. I've always been amazed that more attention hasn't been paid to this site. In fact, a couple of years ago I posted a similar OP myself wherein I wondered why so few have heard about it...and wondering if it was intentionally being kept off the public 'radar' for some reason. The historical significance of this site may even eclipse that of the Great Pyramids of Giza.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: BrucellaOrchitis
I'd be willing to bet you I could go about anywhere in the World and pick 10 people, 9 of which have heard of Stonehenge, or the Pyramids of Giza. I'd put money, good money, on going to the same places and picking out the same 10 people and 9 of them will have NEVER heard of Gobekli Tepe. I'd even go as far as 95 out of 100 people.
Otherwise, fair enough. I'll go back to my rock-people under the granite boulder over there.
In their opinion, the ball-like object above the wing of the stone's central vulture relief marks the position of the sun at this time.
Hancock on the other hand, again following Burley's lead, argues that the relief of the ball-like object is the sun in Sagittarius at the time of the winter solstice between the years 1960 and 2040.
originally posted by: Fowlerstoad
a reply to: Kurokage
The roofs are part of the problem, but the bigger problem is the rest of the infrastucture to support the 'tourist attraction', and how now further investigation has literally stopped. You can no longer explore the other parts of the site that are not 'protected', and cannot see any more than they will let you see.
They shut it down, just when it seemed we could have learned a little more about our unwritten history.
Maybe F Clay disc above has a point....
They don't really want us to see the rest of the site, for whatever reason, only the minimal amount they have so-called 'protected'. Are they protecting the site, or are they protecting themselves?
originally posted by: Freeborn
Keep up the good work guys.....just wish Byrd and one or two others were here to give their opinions on it.
originally posted by: Freeborn
Not sure about WEF controlling Gobekli Tepe but I very much doubt we are being told everything about the site.
originally posted by: Freeborn
So that the leads the obvious question; Why?