Göbekli Tepe predates Stonehenge by approximately 6,000 years, with its construction estimated to date to the 9th–10th millennium BCE.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent, high-quality sources (Smithsonian, History.com, Britannica, English Heritage) corroborate both the dating of Göbekli Tepe and Stonehenge, and the approximate 6,000-year gap between them. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Gobekli Tepe | Neolithic, Prehistoric, Monument, & Map (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- Gobekli Tepe: The World's First Temple? - Smithsonian Magazine (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.history.com/articles/gobekli-tepe (corroboration)
- https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/history-and-stories/history/ (corroboration)