Jens Notroff Explains the Secrets of Göbekli Tepe #RealArchaeology

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Thanks to Jens Notroff of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI, the German Archaeological Institute) for sharing his experience of the site in this in-depth interview and for sharing his fantastic artwork from the site. Thanks to Jonida Martini for video editing and graphic design, as well as help with the captions. ******* If you like these videos: Chip me a tip at https://ko-fi.com/flintdibble Or subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/FlintDibble ******* The Tepe Telegrams are a fantastic resource for those interested in Göbekli Tepe, with accessible writing by archaeologists. https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/ Relevant Essays in the Tepe Telegrams: A Sanctuary … or so fair a House? https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2017/01/24/a-sanctuary-or-so-fair-a-house/ Beginning social complexity during the Early Neolithic of Upper Mesopotamia: a view from Göbekli Tepe. https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2017/07/18/beginning-social-complexity-during-the-early-neolithic-of-upper-mesopotamia-a-view-from-goebekli-tepe/ The current distribution of sites with T-shaped pillars. https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/05/08/the-current-distribution-of-sites-with-t-shaped-pillars/ The death of an aurochs: Göbekli Tepe, Pillar 66, Enclosure H. https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2017/03/02/the-death-of-an-aurochs-gobekli-tepe-pillar-66-enclosure-h/ Emblematic signs? On the iconography of animals at Göbekli Tepe. https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/08/16/emblematic-signs-on-the-iconography-of-animals-at-gobekli-tepe/ How did they do it? Making and moving monoliths at Göbekli Tepe. https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/05/03/how-did-they-do-it-making-and-moving-monoliths-at-gobekli-tepe/ How old is it? Dating Göbekli Tepe. https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/06/22/how-old-ist-it-dating-gobekli-tepe/ Neolithic Gathering and Feasting at the Beginning of Food Production. https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2017/08/02/neolithic-gathering-and-feasting-at-the-beginning-of-food-production/ On the hunt, some 12.000 years ago: An aurochs bone with hunting lesion from Göbekli Tepe. https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2018/01/17/on-the-hunt-some-12-000-years-ago-an-aurochs-bone-with-hunting-lesion-from-gobekli-tepe/ Who built Göbekli Tepe? https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/05/18/who-built-gobekli-tepe/ ******* Academic Reading & Citations (most are open access) Dietrich, L. et al. 2019. Cereal processing at Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, southeastern Turkey. PLoS ONE: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0215214 Dietrich, L. et al. 2020. Investigating the function of Pre-Pottery Neolithic stone troughs from Göbekli Tepe – An integrated approach. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X20304090?via%3Dihub Dietrich, O. et al. 2012. The role of cult and feasting in the emergence of Neolithic communities. New evidence from Göbekli Tepe, south-eastern Turkey. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/role-of-cult-and-feasting-in-the-emergence-of-neolithic-communities-new-evidence-from-gobekli-tepe-southeastern-turkey/A1AA4FB20657599F859860D94CCD090E Dietrich, O. et al. 2013. Establishing a Radiocarbon Sequence for Göbekli Tepe. State of Research and New Data. Neo-Lithics. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257961716_Establishing_a_Radiocarbon_Sequence_for_Gobekli_Tepe_State_of_Research_and_New_Data Lang et al. 2013. Gazelle behaviour and human presence at early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, south-east Anatolia. World Archaeology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00438243.2013.820648?scroll=top&needAccess=true&role=tab Lichter 2014. 'Temples’ in the Neolithic and Copper Age in Southeast Europe. Documenta Praehistorica 41.1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286589255_'Temples'_in_the_Neolithic_and_Copper_Age_in_Southeast_Europe Notroff et al. 2017. More than a vulture: a response to Sweatman and Tsiktrisis. Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry. https://www.maajournal.com/index.php/maa/article/view/710/639 Peters and Schmidt 2004. Animals in the symbolic world of Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, south-eastern Turkey: a preliminary assessment. Anthropozoologica. https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/az2004n1a13.pdf