Episode #292: More Gobekli Tepe

Summary

This episode explores the latest findings from the archaeological sites of Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe. The hosts discuss various aspects including dating methods, retaining walls, and artifacts discovered at these ancient sites. They also interact with their audience by answering live comments and emails related to their discussion.

Key takeaways

• 1Gobekli Tepe: An archaeological site in Turkey dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, known for its massive stone pillars.
• 2Karahan Tepe: Another site in Turkey that is speculated to have similar significance as Gobekli Tepe.
• 3Retaining walls and midden mounds: Structural features that provide insight into the architectural practices of ancient societies.
• 4Lithics and bones: Artifacts that help in understanding the daily life and practices of the people who lived at these sites.

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Transcript excerpt

thank you and welcome back ladies and gentlemen boys and girls angels of demons and monsters and serpents this is Brothers of the serpent podcast and we are coming to you live from the 10 by 10 by 10 tangent cube of science where we are nestled amongst the dusty bones of an ancient seabed High Atop The Edwards Plateau and every time we get in here to do a live show these days Kyle starts changing everything and trying new things 30 minutes before the show so uh don't blame it on me I've been sitting here ready yeah well he's no he's he's increasing his game for sure on the live stuff but every time he's like let's try like 14 experiments when we have 15 minutes left I just don't have uh I don't have enough time that's all I need I worked on it this weekend yeah you did I got new camera mounts set up over here and I figured out how to get multiple cameras going and all this stuff and then yeah it last minute I'm like let's do it and then it didn't happen and we're back to normal yeah but hey I cleaned up your backdrop look at that yeah it does look better I see people asking about your hair like there's nothing different yeah what are you talking about I don't know I'm not wearing the wig yeah he's just he's just not wearing the wig that's all yeah whoa I cut off the tentacles she wants me to get it I guess you need to buy a hat bro wow thanks for the donation for the Hat we'll make sure we get him a good one anyways you had good reasons Laura has a beautiful painting back here...

Excerpt from Brothers of the Serpent, Jul 13, 2023. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.