AMAZING 11,000-Year-Old Concrete / Artificial Stone at Göbekli Tepe: Ancient Lost Technology

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Terrazzo is a composite material, poured in place or pre-cast, a type of ancient man-made artificial concrete, made with limestone fragments embedded in a lime mortar.

This 'artificial stone' mixture, what some call a geopolymer, was used between 11,000 to 12,000 years ago, a genuine ancient technology and innovation before humans had even invented pottery and is found at Göbekli Tepe, Çayönü Tepesi and Nevali Çori, and as I show in this video, I believe it was also used at Karahan Tepe.

Crushed limestone in the mortar gave the floors added strength and also a mottled appearance but the ancient people would have had to manufacture the lime mortar first of all.

When the terrazzo floor of Çayönü was analysed, the mortar contained burned and slaked limestone, which was produced using extremely high temperatures, around 870 degrees, meaning there must have been kilns to fire the crushed limestone.

This video is a fascinating and fact-based look at how the Pre-Pottery Neolithic people of ancient Anatolia made amazing stone-like floors in special buildings, many thousands and thousands of years ago.

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An old video - updated - as I work on a brand new 30 minute special, which should be ready early next week! Thanks for being here!

AncientArchitects

Far more advanced than we would have ever thought.

Apollo

göbekli tepe is one real treasure of the past. can't wait for your video special!

phoneguy

The evidence you've uncovered here is almost incontrovertible proof that the floor at Gobekli is not limestone bedrock. Hopefully you get recognition for all of the work you're doing here.

JoshYouA-xk

I think I remember terrazzo being mentioned before in a video about another site. I remember commenting something like, "isn't it amazing how our distant ancestors continued developing their home and common surroundings from very early on!" That comment would seem to be appropriate this time as well. I don't understand why some people continue to underestimate the intelligence of our ancestors, or their ability to take an idea or development and run with it Your videos, Matt, have illustrated numerous instances of periodic differentiation, indicative of evolution in methods, materials and preferences.

This example is too complex to be a first attempt, and it is easy to see that using colored rock or pieces of pottery would be an innovation easily come by for artistically inclined ancestors. Over centuries, by stages, terrazzo had become high art in Greek and Roman floors. Modern versions may seem simpler, relying on metal frames and inlays, but that is a matter of taste. I am accustomed to rooms painted or papered in simple patterns and colors, and find Roman wall painting interesting but not for me, too busy and colorful.

Of course, some might say that the zigzag pattern at the entrance must have been a Cha cha type line dance taught them by time travelers or Atlanteans. Thanks for keeping things real with rational, data, science and engineering based speculation.

JMMRanMA

Figuring out that burnt limestone can be made into mortar must have been an amazing discovery. Ancient man must of had some smarticals.

dougalexander

I love how much really logical evidence you put out there for the possibility of hypocausts at these sites (in other videos, too), and the watertight Terrazzo works in that regard as well!

xodiaq

When you mentioned the blood crystal at minute 7, has there been done any further studies into this? Would be very cool to know the haplogroup and such, but again it could be hard with such old remains. I have no idea, just curious :)

AdderOSRS

Such artificial concrete is more impressive than the carvings, considering the time and planning involved to create concrete (that's granting that they figured it out back then)

KenNeumeister

That actually is AMAZING to me! I could live on a desert island for 5000 years and i wouldnt have even got close to discovering fire 😂

ScarsNotFresh

Matt, it's about time some University caught up with your ideas and upon investigation, gave you at least honorary Doctorate title!

Alarix

Great video as always. Thank you for your continued attention to this location, the pyramids and others, I enjoy watching all the videos you create. Keep up the great work.

erasmuus

Hi Matt. If you have the patient to study the chemistry behind the geopolymer theory, you will discover that the ammount of energy (temperature) need to obtain the final product is often less you expect.

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