Pillar 43 in Enclosure D at Göbekli Tepe is one of the most famous pieces of iconography belonging to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. Over the years researchers from multiple disciplines have tried to decode the symbolism on this intriguing megalithic monument. Some of them have suggested that Pillar 43 depicts constellations as they looked around 13,000 years ago!
In their opinion the reason the ancients recorded this particular date at Göbekli Tepe around a millennium later, is because it commemorated a disastrous comet strike that initiated the Younger Dryas Period. A humanity changing event. In this video I look at the evidence as it was presented in the peer-reviewed journal Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry and also discuss the counter-argument put forward by archaeologists who work at the site.
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00:00 Introduction
01:24 History of the Constellations
02:57 Pillar 43, Enclosure D
09:01 Pillar 18, Enclosure D
12:03 Response by Archaeologists
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Notroff, J., Dietrich, O., Lelek Tvetmarken, C., Kinzel, M., Schlindwein, J., Sönmez, D., and Clare, L. (2017). More than a vulture: A response to Sweatman and Tsikritsis. Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, 17(2), pp.57-74.
Sweatman, M.B. and Tsikritsis, D., (2017). DECODING GÖBEKLI TEPE WITH ARCHAEOASTRONOMY: WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY?. Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, 17(1), pp.233-250.
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Pillar 43, credit: German Archaeological Institute, Lee Clare
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Images of Pillar 18, credit: Sweatman and Tsikritsis from the paper referenced above
Thumbnail: Comet NEOWISE, credit: JochenK2002
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Social media page: Göbekli Tepe, credit: Dosseman
Enclosure C with carved hole, credit: Dosseman
Enclosure B, credit: Dosseman
Enclosure D, credit: Dosseman
Pillar 18, credit: Zhengan
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Individual constellations, credit: Till Credner
Enclosure A, pillar 2, credit: Klaus-Peter Simon
