Göbekli Tepe predates Stonehenge by approximately 6,000 years and is estimated to date to the 9th–10th millennium BCE.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources including UNESCO and Smithsonian Magazine, consistent with archaeological consensus. [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://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572 (corroboration)
- https://www.saexpeditions.com/blog/post/the-massive-turkish-ruin-thats-6000-years-older-than-stonehenge (corroboration)