Klaus Schmidt mapped the entire Göbeklitepe summit using ground-penetrating radar and geomagnetic surveys, charting at least 16 additional megalithic rings that remain buried across 22 acres. The one-acre that has been excavated represents less than 5% of the site. He suggested archaeologists could dig here for another 50 years and barely scratch the surface.

Well, I suppose 50 is no time compared to 11,600 years.

The T-shape pillars have a personalised character about them.

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