Now seen as early evidence of prehistoric worship, the hilltop site was previously shunned by researchers as nothing more than a medieval cemetery. Berthold Steinhilber Six miles from Urfa, an ancient ...

(Fulya OZERKAN/AFP/AFP) On the windswept hills overlooking Turkey's vast southeastern plains, new archaeological discoveries are revealing how life might have looked 11,000 years ago when the world's ...

The latest official archaeological update from Göbekli Tepe reveals a shift away from viewing the site as purely ritual. New excavations have uncovered domestic buildings, hearths, food processing ...

Once hailed as the “Zero Point of History,” Göbekli Tepe’s story is shifting fast. New evidence is challenging the slogans—and the entire timeline of early civilization.