At first glance, the V-shaped symbols carved onto the pillars at Gobekli Tepe — an archaeological site in southern Turkey — don’t look like much compared to the adjacent animal shapes depicting the ...

Turkish archaeologists have mapped 11 major ancient sites encircling Göbekli Tepe—each one a potential game-changer. The region is now being renamed '12 Tepe', hinting at a vast, interconnected prehis ...

Excavations at Göbekli Tepe and Taş Tepeler—Karahan Tepe, Sefer Tepe, and more—have unveiled fresh artifacts and architectural breakthroughs in the Pre‑Pottery Neolithic. Hear the latest from Dr. Lee ...

GOBEKLI TEPE, Turkey — Tour guide Sabahattin Alkan herds curious tourists through the scorching afternoon heat, luring them with the promise of something far stranger than your typical vacation snap. ...

Was the Garden of Eden an actual place, located in southeastern Turkey at what is known today as the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe? “It’s as if the gods came down from heaven and built Gobekli ...

As part of a project by Türkiye's Culture and Tourism Ministry, excavations at Mendik Tepe, believed to be older than Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe, are bringing to light remains from the Neolithic era.

Ozan Kose / AFP via Getty Images At first glance, the V-shaped symbols carved onto the pillars at Gobekli Tepe — an archaeological site in southern Turkey — don’t look like much compared to the ...

“Over here on the right, you see a spaceship landed recently,” he says with a grin. He’s joking. Mostly. But more on that in a minute. We’re in the Urfa plain, a dry, dusty stretch about 25 miles from ...