... what about BONCUKLU TARLA? | Uncovering the real star of Middle Eastern archaeology.

Göbekli Tepe is great and deserves the attention it gets.

But does it have the right kind of attention?

There is another site in S.E. Turkey that is probably going to turn out to be far more important than its more well known contemporary. It was longer lived than Göbekli Tepe, predated it, spanned the Younger Dryas and is producing more material culture.

Let’s talk about Boncuklu Tarla.

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[kevinwhale]

My wife is Turkish and her family is from NE Turkey, Artvin area. Her family say in the past the people would use dark closed off spaces, caves I assume, to store food etc. The area is very mountainous so these places were aplenty. If you didn't have these places at hand I guess people would dig down to create their own "cave". I've been going to Turkey for over 20 years and lived there for 7 years, everywhere you go you find ancient archeology. It's unbelievable to be honest. After a while you become a bit blasé about it. Everyone focuses on the Greek/Roman stuff because it's easier to explain and talk about, but there are so many sites way way older. Incredible country. You should definitely go!!

[galadriel]

I went to Turkey in 2017 to look at ancient sites and said at the time that there'll be enough to keep archaeologists busy in Turkey for the next 500 years. I believe there's so much more to find over there

[willhouse]

I was lucky enough to have taken an archaeology course with a professor who was among the first few excavation crews at Çatalhöyük back in the 1960's. He *loved* showing us his slides from the site, & he was always very confident that future archaeologists would continue to find earlier & earlier evidence of us humans working together to survive & thrive.

[Cristoforo]

There’s nothing to suggest there weren’t as many geniuses living 14, 000 years ago as there are today, but we somehow tend to think of ourselves as the smartest group that’s ever lived

[robertmuhammad]

It's insane that I went through college and graduate school and never heard of any of these sites or the younger dryas. There's a very limited world view that traditional education gives you. I had to learn of these things on YOUTUBE and NETFLIX! smh

[kariannecrysler]

The more you talk about the area the more excited I get for the film! I just love discovering the history of us all lol❤

[bartholomewrubendelatorreo]

The Anasazi in New Mexico had beautiful underground temples called kivas. They had a roof covered ring with windows around the outside about a foot high above the ground through which light filtered into the kiva, giving the inside a mysterious, tranquil, awe inspiring a twilight aspect. I was moved to a reverent silence upon entering. The Anasazi believed that creation was born of the Emerging Woman, and the kiva represented her womb.

[stephenbost]

I think our human history goes far back in time even more than what has been uncovered

[HeidiHahe]

"stuff just keeps getting older" I love it!

[bonniegreatorex]

Imagine if all the governments would take the energy they put into war and put it into geological expeditions what wonderful things we would discover!

[judithgockel]

Sites have been found in the American states bordering the Great Lakes where almost pure copper (as opposed to ore requiring refining) was found and worked into jewelry and ceremonial weapons well before the functional use of metal of any sort is known to have occurred .

[buffewo]

The "Communal Buildings" sound similar to the Kivas of the American Southwest. They are circular, subterranean ritual spaces entered through the ceiling.
Edit: Not saying these are ritual spaces, just similar to Kivas in a broad sense.

[ChiefMadokawando]

You guys have a wonderful, practical, common-sence approach to archaeology. So enjoyable to watch these videos.

[glenblahut]

Seeing an image of a dwelling from a top-down viewpoint immediately brought to mind a dwelling, or series of dwellings, that have been partially restored on the very southwest tip of Baffin Island in Canada's arctic! These dwellings, sunk into the ground, are attributed to the Thule culture, supposedly living in that region 3500 yrs ago. In this case, at Kinngait (previously called Cape Dorset), the site is about 200m from the shoreline. There are about 6 to 8 separate units, all arranged sort of as a single "townhouse". They are about 12 x 12 ft square, with a raised "bench" along the back wall opposite to the doorway. The doorway is made from two upright stones with a third stone set horizontally across. It is about 3ft tall so one has to crouch down to enter.

[cork..]

Have I told you lads lately how grateful I am for you? Cause I am. Thank you, Michael and Rupert. You're doing very important work and I'm very grateful for all the effort you put in to all that you do. And as I always say: never forget what quoits means to me.

[stephenescamilla]

Just found you guys. Look forward to seeing more videos on this amazing true history. We have been lied to from the beginning.

[amcmanusmusic]

Ahh! I’ve finally found a YouTube channel that really gives factual researched information about these amazing places and discoveries. I appreciate that the gentleman on the right was keen to have things edited out when he wasn’t sure if the information was 100% accurate. But I’m glad that those bits were left in. It made it clear that you’re only interested in the facts, and also let’s us hear the full conversation. I’m now subbed.

[colinellicott]

Fascinating. Human tools, buildings, settlements, and society 13, 000 BCE. We still have much to learn about ourselves let alone the universe.

[GurdevSingh-ykog]

What a discovery !
And such a learned introduction.
But there should have been more pictures.
Thanks for widening our horizon.

[Doedoebear]

Thank you for all you guys do. I'm a brand new watcher as of today and love the content I've seen thus far! Thank you!