This ancient site on the Turkish-Syria border hints at a lost civilization—one that left no name and was unknown until recently.

What we know paints a mysterious picture. The people of Göbekli Tepe were hunter-gatherers, not farmers. Seeds found there were wild, and remnants of feasts show they hunted game rather than raising livestock. Stylized statues with sashes suggest a climate warmer than today, possibly dating the site even further back—perhaps 12,000 years or more.

Göbekli Tepe isn’t a funeral site (no bodies were found), nor a sanctuary (no deities depicted). It lacks water sources, ruling out a city or village. Intriguingly, its walls are etched with "snakes" descending from the sky—possibly a reference to celestial events. Astronomers speculate that around 12,800 years ago, Earth endured a catastrophic bombardment from comets, devastating four continents. Göbekli Tepe may serve as a solemn memorial to this fiery apocalypse.

But questions remain. Where did its builders come from? What were their lives like? And where are the cities of this enigmatic civilization?

Göbekli Tepe stands as a testament to an advanced and mysterious past, challenging the conventional story of human history.