In a paper recently published in this journal, Martin B. Sweatman and Dimitrios Tsikritsis from t... more In a paper recently published in this journal, Martin B. Sweatman and Dimitrios Tsikritsis from the University of Edinburgh (School of Engineering) have suggested an interpretation for the early Neolithic monumental enclosures at Göbekli Tepe as space observatories and the site's complex iconography the commemoration of a catastrophic astronomical event ('Younger Dryas Comet Impact'). As the archaeologists excavating this site, we would like to comment on a few points that we feel require consideration in this discussion.
Paper presented at "Uluslararası Harran ve Çevresi Tarih ve Arkeoloji Sempozyumu" (International ... more Paper presented at "Uluslararası Harran ve Çevresi Tarih ve Arkeoloji Sempozyumu" (International Archaeology and History Symposium: Harran and its Vicinity), 03 November 2017
In a paper recently published in this journal, Martin B. Sweatman and Dimitrios Tsikritsis from t... more In a paper recently published in this journal, Martin B. Sweatman and Dimitrios Tsikritsis from the University of Edinburgh (School of Engineering) have suggested an interpretation for the early Neolithic monumental enclosures at Göbekli Tepe as space observatories and the site's complex iconography the commemoration of a catastrophic astronomical event ('Younger Dryas Comet Impact'). As the archaeologists excavating this site, we would like to comment on a few points that we feel require consideration in this discussion.
Paper presented at "Uluslararası Harran ve Çevresi Tarih ve Arkeoloji Sempozyumu" (International ... more Paper presented at "Uluslararası Harran ve Çevresi Tarih ve Arkeoloji Sempozyumu" (International Archaeology and History Symposium: Harran and its Vicinity), 03 November 2017
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