Gobekli Tepe: 12,000 Years Old and Rewriting Human History (Updated Oct. 6, 2010)
Linda Moulton Howe
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http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=1769&category=Science
Oct. 3,2010
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(Hello Patrick and Anne: I thought you might be interested in reading my response to EARTHFILES fine report on the Gobeki Tepe temple. Best wishes, RM)
Map of Territory of the Ancient Aram
"Aram Damascus was the most important of the Aramean kingdoms in the 9th-8th centuries BC. The mountainous area of the Syrians was truly the "roof" of the region as the name "Aram' implies. The mountains of Lebanon extended for nearly a hundred miles." Resource: bible-history.com
It's interesting to note that the Gobekli Tepe temple was found in present-day Turkey, just north of the Syrian border-- but the country of Turkey did not exist 12,000 years ago. If I am not mistaken, the ancient map above shows that the temple was erected in the ancient land of Aram. Aram was a country of southwest Asia, roughly coextensive with present-day Syria.
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Also, did you notice the "H" on the column below? Hmmm, I wonder whose initial this represents.
