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Oldest worship place in Black Sea region unearthed [Kahin Tepe]
Hurriyet Daily News ^ | September 28 2020 | unattributed

Posted on 10/09/2020 7:56:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

The Kahin Tepe excavations in the northern province of Kastamonu's Araç district have unearthed findings belonging to the Neolithic period in the the oldest place of worship found in the Black Sea.... Düzce University head of the Protohistoric and Near Eastern Archaeology Department, Nurperi Ayengin... said that they started the excavations in the region two years ago for a dam rescue project near Basköy village... "We discovered the settlement dating to the Aceramic Neolithic period, which lasted between 12,000 and 7,000 BC." ..."We think that this is a sacred area where people came at certain times of the year to hunt, share their knowledge, worship, and make statues of animals," she said... Last year, the excavations in the region have unearthed findings such as a grinding stone and ornaments belonging to the same period.

Kahin Tepe

Kahin Tepe

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: aceramic; godsgravesglyphs; kahintepe; neolithic
Horrible narration.

A temple that dates to be between 7,000 and 12,000-years-old has been discovered at Kahin Tepe in Turkey.

Kahin Tepe is located in the province of Kastamonu, not far from the Black Sea and researchers from the Kastamonu Museum Directorate of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism have been working the site for the past few years.

Kahin Tepe is an Aceramic Neolithic settlement that dates back to between 7,000 and 12,000 years ago, making it just as ancient as Gobekli Tepe. It was inhabited by a Stone Age Anatolian people and during the 2019 season, a grinding stone and a number of personal ornaments were discovered. They even found the remains of a stone workshop, believed to have been used in the production of animal sculptures

Recent excavations have uncovered even more and archaeologists have found the remains of what they believe was a place of worship -- a temple -- located at the top of a hill. These remains consist of carefully planned circular and square stone walls. Talking to the media, the experts believe it is the oldest place of worship ever discovered in the Black Sea area.

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12,000-Year-Old Temple Discovered at Kahin Tepe in Turkey | Ancient Architects
12,000-Year-Old Temple Discovered at Kahin Tepe in Turkey | Ancient Architects

1 posted on 10/09/2020 7:56:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Very neat!


2 posted on 10/09/2020 8:02:14 AM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: SunkenCiv; All

Intersting!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceramic


3 posted on 10/09/2020 8:03:29 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Here are the other GGG topics introduced since the previous Digest ping:

4 posted on 10/09/2020 8:08:00 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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5 posted on 10/09/2020 8:08:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: BenLurkin
Sidebar: a group of aceramic villagers left the mainland around 8000 years ago, taking their food species with them (including deer) and moved to Cyprus.

6 posted on 10/09/2020 8:09:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I can see the 16” guns in the turrets.


7 posted on 10/09/2020 1:25:54 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: SunkenCiv

An inscription translated, only 10 worshipers allowed at any one time and masks must be worn!


8 posted on 10/09/2020 3:05:13 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: SunkenCiv
A grinding stone suggests that people lived there not just visited.

You don't carry those suckers around for fun. Also suggests that they were already collecting grains as a major part of their diet.

Interesting.

9 posted on 10/09/2020 3:09:51 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (And lead us not into hysteria, but deliver us from the handwashers. Amen!)
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To: SunkenCiv
A new Tepe far away from Kahin Tepe, Karahan Tepe is 46 km from Göbekli Tepe
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/does-an-unknown-extraordinarily-ancient-civilisation-lie-buried-under-eastern-turkey-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karahan_Tepe

10 posted on 05/29/2022 7:27:37 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: AdmSmith

thanks AdmSmith.

https://freerepublic.com/tag/karahantepe/index


11 posted on 05/29/2022 1:57:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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