The mystery of Göbekli Tepe: The oldest megalithic site in the world | Graham Hancock

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Graham Hancock a journalist and author who for over 30 years has explored the controversial possibility that there existed a lost civilization during the last Ice Age, and that it was destroyed in a global cataclysm some 12,000 years ago. He is the presenter of the Netflix documentary series "Ancient Apocalypse", the 2nd season of which has just been released.

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*GUEST BIO:*
Graham Hancock a journalist and author who for over 30 years has explored the controversial possibility that there existed a lost civilization during the last Ice Age, and that it was destroyed in a global cataclysm some 12, 000 years ago. He is the presenter of the Netflix documentary series "Ancient Apocalypse", the 2nd season of which has just been released.

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[Stevus]

When I finish this Time Machine I’m working on, this will be the first place I go.

[joangalt]

I'd love to hear what Graham has to say about Pinarbasi Hoyuk, which some are saying is even OLDER at 16, 000 yrs! If you have him on again, please ask him!

[Fishin]

Drinking game: Take a shot every time he says Gobekli Tepe

[ShaighJosephson]

It's the oldest megalithic site found so far... The advanced construction methods indicate that this was not the first... 💥

[abacus]

The first example of a LUNAR CALENDAR is at Gobekli Tepe. The Lunar Calendar coupled with fact that the structure is aligned to the rising of the star SIRIUS proves that these people WERE FARMERS AND NOT HUNTER GATHERERS. The Lunar Calendar MAPPED THE SEASONS. The later Egyptian civilization linked the sowing of GRAIN to the rising of the star Sirius.

[hexlemorte]

The company in charge of the site is funded by the World Economic Forum. They stopped further excavations, planted tress, and poured concrete roads to "save it for future generation". Also there's a similar site miles away but I'm not sure how old it is.

[craigthescott]

The history of ancient man will be re-written because of one new technology, Lidar.

[infinidominion]

Theres a ton of unexplored tepes over there. Karahan will be the next big one if authorities get off their asses

[dlbstl]

I have loved reading your books and listening to your interviews and speeches since 1995. 💕

[OneMangryGamerYT]

I believe that Gobekli Tepe is the lost 'Hall of Records" 2 scenario's here. 1.) it was buried to protect the knowledge because they knew of an impending catastrophe coming. Or 2.) it was built and buried after the / a catastrophe to document what was lost as far as knowledge goes ;) Is why I believe it is / was a record for us to find.

[royleon]

I still search for an explanation of the Thornborough Henge in Yorkshire, 3 henges in the same format as the three stars in the belt of Orion,

[YeOldeMachina]

I miss Graham and Randall together. Their old Rogan shows where they're together are probably my favorite podcasts ever. Did they have a falling out or something?

[abacus]

6.54mins 'Enclosure D aligns to the rising of the star SIRIUS..' This alignment with the star SIRIUS at the time of the building of Enclosure D indicates that these people were already FARMERS.
The star Sirius had meaning linked to farming in later civilizations also such as the Egyptian from 4, 300 BCE. The rising of the star Sirius told them that the Nile river would begin to flood bringing water and rich new soil where they could plant crops.

[ranman]

Gobekli Tepe was not deliberately covered. The fill is highly stratified, indicating non-human erosional processes in that naturally sort materials as they're deposited. *IF* it was done deliberately it would be highly mixed and random. Hancock should be intelligent and honest enough to admit this If he has the slightest understanding of geology and erosional deposition.

[kothar]

Mark my word will be finding more citied across the Sahara.

[Jackal]

Asia Minor. Anatolia.
Not Turkey. When talking about the past, it is wrong to mention the state thats named Turkey as a geographical clarification, for it was Mongolia that prototurks came from just before the medival times and settled in the region even later.
So. Use the geographical term Anatolia or even better Asia Minor instead.
Dont take part in the pan-turkic propaganda :)

[freeamerican]

Thank you graham for pushing back and giving us a more open approach to the mysteries of our ancient past. The mainstream narrative is wrong on many levels and we as mankind deserve to discover and know the truth

[russellmillar]

I've been interested in the continued excavation at Gobekli Tepe since I first read an article by Klaus Schmidt in 2012. I've since seen interviews with Lee Clare, current head of excavation at the site. It's fascinating how much has been uncovered and how, just in the past decade and a half, this and other sites that are included in the "Tas Tepeler" culture from about 12, 000 to 8500 ybp, have changed our understanding of the types of revolutions that were happening.
No offense Lex, but I don't find GH's perspective very valuable. He is always attempting to use whatever documentation that's done by archaeologists to support his foregone conclusion about an ice-age culture and Atlantis. And while doing this he will imply that archaeological researchers are somehow inept, corrupt, or somehow indoctrinated to the point that they will ignore evidence that he finds obvious. I've enjoyed your series with Ed Barnhart and a few others.

[tunahelpa]

I like these short clips, but in this case Im also in the middle of listening to the whole thing abd watching Graham's show on Netflix. He's fun, kind of like a ghost movie is fun.... titillating, awe inspiring, raising a lot of questions and suggesting some answers that I mean come on, are clearly nuts. It's just fun. But he does raise a lot of questions that archeologists are unable to answer.