Totem Statue - Göbekli Tepe (Illustration) - World History Encyclopedia

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by Ronnie Jones III
published on 14 March 2016

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Totem Statue - Göbekli Tepe — This totem statue was found at the Göbekli Tepe site near Sanliurfa, Turkey. The Göbekli Tepe site is the oldest man-made place of worship yet discovered, dating back to 10,000 BCE. Found in the cradle of civilization, Göbekli Tepe has reshaped archaeologists' understanding of religion and culture in the Neolithic and prehistoric ages.

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Ronnie Jones III

In university Ronnie concentrated his studies on the Greco-Roman world while writing his senior thesis on the Reformation. He has studied Koine Greek and Hebrew at the masters level, and is currently studying Turkish.

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III, R. J. (2016, March 14). Totem Statue - Göbekli Tepe. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4633/totem-statue---gobekli-tepe/

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III, Ronnie Jones. "Totem Statue - Göbekli Tepe." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 14, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4633/totem-statue---gobekli-tepe/.

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III, Ronnie Jones. "Totem Statue - Göbekli Tepe." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 14 Mar 2016. Web. 13 Apr 2021.

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