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Microblade Engraving Technology Revealed at 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe

Ivan PetricevicbyIvan Petricevic
July 6, 2022 - Updated on January 21, 2024
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Aerial view of Gobekli Tepe. Credit: DAI, Gobekli Tepe Project

Aerial view of Gobekli Tepe. Credit: DAI, Gobekli Tepe Project

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Göbekli Tepe, the starting point of civilization and the place considered the world’s first temple, holds many mysteries amidst its megalithic pillars. The ancient site is believed to have been built, according to mainstream scholars, by primitive hunter-gatherers around 12,000 years ago.

Now, experts have found another characteristic revealing the technological advancement of its builders, and even perhaps the origin of its ancient builders.

Ancient people who emigrated from Siberia may have significantly influenced the development of Göbekli Tepe and those from Göbekli Tepe. At the same time, the people who constructed Gobekli Tepe would later expand in five distinct waves to other parts of the world, according to experts who recently revealed new details about the 12,000-year-old Neolithic archaeological site in the southwestern province of Şanlıurfa, Turkey.

An image of one of the stone pillars at the site. Shutterstock.
An image of one of the stone pillars at the site. Shutterstock.

Semih Güneri, an emeritus professor at Dokuz Eylül University’s Center for Research in the Caucasus and Central Asia Archaeology, and his colleague, Professor Ekaterine Lipnina, presented their hypothesis at a conference in Istanbul in June of 2022.

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Göbekli Tepe and its Norhtern Asian ties

At the conference, researchers discovered microblade engraving technology at Göbekli Tepe. However, they say that this curious technology did not originate at Göbekli Tepebut was invented by the ancient peoples of North Asia in the Zagros Mountains region around 30,000 years ago.

According to researchers, genetic analyses conducted in the Zagros region confirm that indigenous Siberians arrived there via the central Asian mountain corridor and encountered the Göbekli Tepe culture by way of north Iraq.

It has previously been revealed by way of DNA studies that the ancestors of the builders of Stonehenge were likely people who migrated in the distant past from Göbekli Tepe and into Europe, eventually traveling to what is now present-day England.

An Aerial/overhead view of An aerial photograph of the stone circles at Göbekli Tepe.
An Aerial/overhead view of An aerial photograph of the stone circles at Göbekli Tepe.

Microblade Technology at Göbekli Tepe

During a visit to Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake in the world, the Turkish researcher confirmed the origin of this “microblade etching technology.”. Furthermore, in his presentation, Güneri claims to have confirmed that the locals were capable of transmitting this technology to the next generation.

The microblade technology the researchers worked with ranged from 2 to 5mm. These artifacts are small cutters, and precision tools are used in the most delicate work. The researcher added that stone tool production technology evidently moved from east to west, traveling around seven thousand kilometers to arrive at Göbekli Tepe.

An image showing one of the megalithic circles at Gobekli Tepe and its famous stone pillars. Shutterstock.
An image showing one of the megalithic circles at Gobekli Tepe and its famous stone pillars. Shutterstock.

The researchers report that the people from these tribes who lived in Göbekli Tepe later became farmers but could not handle the overwhelming clergy pressure and migrated in five different directions.

From Göbekli Tepe into the world

There is a good chance that these migrations happened in groups. There are five routes, one leading to the Caucasus, another to Central Asia, another from the Mediterranean coast to Spain, one to Europe and England from Thrace, and one to Istanbul via Sakarya, explained Mehmet Özdoğan, an academician at Istanbul University.

In addition, the researchers note that 300 settlements were established in northern Greece, Bulgaria, and Thrace within a concise period after the migration of farmers from Göbekli Tepe.

In subsequent periods, Mesopotamian civilization was triggered by those who remained in the sanctuary, and those who migrated to Mesopotamia started irrigated agriculture before Sumerians, the researchers suggested.


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Ivan Petricevic

Ivan Petricevic

I've been writing passionately about ancient civilizations, history, alien life, and various other subjects for more than eight years. You may have seen me appear on Discovery Channel's What On Earth series, History Channel's Ancient Aliens, and Gaia's Ancient Civilizations among others.

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