Göbekli Tepe's T-shaped megaliths are about 9 feet tall, with some carved with images of lions, ducks, scorpions, ants, spiders, snakes, bulls, foxes, and cranes.
Notes on verification
Original archaeological source confirms pillar height and full animal list; independent sources corroborate both dimensions and iconography. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- The World's First Temple - Archaeology Magazine Archive (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub362/entry-6007.html (corroboration)
- https://saturniancosmology.org/files/gobekli/gobekli_tepe.htm (corroboration)