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“Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple”

Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences, in your own words. Make sure you answer all parts of the questions—incomplete responses will not get full credit.
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1. Why is Gobekli Tepe an important archaeological site? What is found there and when does it date to?

2. What does the article conclude about who built Gobekli Tepe (hunter-gatherers or agriculturalists)? How might this force us to revise what scholars have long believed about the origins of civilization?

3. The archaeologists state that no one lived at Gobekli Tepe (because there is no evidence of settlement there), so what is another theory about its purpose? What archaeological evidence supports that theory?