Some Göbekli Tepe megaliths are carved with images of foxes, scorpions, lions, and other animals.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources including archaeological reporting and academic literature summaries, consistently describing carvings of foxes, scorpions, lions, and other animals on the T-shaped pillars. [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)
- The World's First Temple - Archaeology Magazine Archive (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Goebekli-Tepe-Animal-depictions-on-the-T-shaped-pillars-in-enclosures-A-to-D-Caveat_tbl2_237785162 (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/the-secrets-of-gobekli-tepe-10-things-we-know-so-far (corroboration)