Göbekli Tepe reveals evidence of long-term settlement

Archaeologists in Turkey have identified the first intact burials at Göbekli Tepe, challenging previous understandings of the site.

For years, researchers believed Göbekli Tepe was a temporary religious site visited by hunter-gatherers around 12,000 years ago. New discoveries suggest people lived at Göbekli Tepe for centuries, creating a stone age settlement. The findings raise questions about whether the site was also the location of skull cults, practices known from other areas in the region.