The Myths and Religion of Gobekli Tepe

There is a lot which is misconceived about the culture at Gobekli Tepe, here I explain our latest understanding of the culture, and by understanding the beliefs and religion, I will interpret some of the narratives found on the pillars and in stone reliefs. 🌍 Links Patreon:   / crecganford   Twitter:   / crecganford   Facebook:   / crecganford   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crecganford... Mythology Database: https://www.mythologydatabase.com/ 🧡 Please respect other's cultures and beliefs. Racism, discrimination or threatening speech will not be tolerated. 📚 References Ayaz, Hurran. An Alternative View on Animal Symbolism in The Göbekli Tepe Neolithic Cultural Region in the Light of New Data (Göbekli Tepe, Sayburç) Peters, Joris. Animals in the Symbolic World of Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, South-eastern Turkey: A Preliminary Assessment Bacon, Benner. An Upper Palaeolithic Proto-writing System and Phenological Calendar Celik, Bahattin. Rise of Göbekli Tepe Culture: “Hunting Ground Economy” and the Role of Speculative “Knowledge” Ayaz, Orhan. Self-Revelation: An Origin Myth Interpretation of the Göbekli Tepe Culture (An Alternative Perspective on Anthropomorphic Themes) Özdoğan, Eylem. The Sayburç reliefs: a narrative scene from the Neolithic 📑 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:45 An Overview of Gobekli Tepe 3:45 The First Farmers? 11:32 The Pre-Pottery Culture 14:49 The Evolution of Agrarian Culture 18:20 Ritual, Architecture and Art 24:22 When Humans became Gods 26:19 The Skull Cult 28:38 Our Oldest Narrative 34:54 The Influence of Gobekli Tepe 36:48 My Thoughts on the Religion and these sites