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Decoding Gobekli Tepe with archaeoastronomy: What does the fox say?
We have interpreted much of the symbolism of Göbekli Tepe in terms of astronomical events. By matching low-relief carvings on some of the pillars at Göbekli Tepe to star asterisms we find compelling evidence that the famous ‘Vulture Stone’ is a date stamp for 10950 BC ± 250 yrs, which corresponds closely to the proposed Younger Dryas event, estimated at 10890 BC. We also find evidence that a key function of Göbekli Tepe was to observe meteor showers and record cometary encounters. Indeed, the people of Göbekli Tepe appear to have had a special interest in the Taurid meteor stream, the same meteor stream that is proposed as responsible for the Younger-Dryas event. Is Göbekli Tepe the ‘smoking gun’ for the Younger-Dryas cometary encounter, and hence for coherent catastrophism?
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The Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry (MAA) is an Open Access Journal that covers the following interdisciplinary topics: 1. Natural Sciences applied to Archaeology (Archaeometry): Methods and Techniques of Dating, Analysis, Provenance, Archaeogeophysical surveys and Remote Sensing, Geochemical surveys, Statistics, Artifact and Conservation studies, Ancient Astronomy of both the Old and New Worlds, all applied to Archaeology, History of Art, and in general the Hominid Biological and Cultural evolution. 2. Biomolecular Archaeology. 3. Environmental Archaeology. 4. Osteoarchaeology. 5. Digital Archaeology. 6. Palaeo-climatological/geographical/ecological impact on ancient humans. 7. STEMAC (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics in Art and Culture). 8. Reports on Early Science and Ancient Technology. 9. Special Issues on Archaeology and Archaeometry. 10. Palaeolithic, Prehistoric, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Protochristian, Byzantine, Etruscan periods, and Megalithic cultures in the Mediterranean region. 11. Egyptian and Middle Eastern Archaeology. 12. Biblical Archaeology. 13. Early Arab cultures. 14. Ethnoarchaeology. 15. Theoretical and Experimental Archaeology. 16. Mythology and Archaeology. 17. Archaeology and International Law. 18. Cultural Heritage Management. 19. Completed Excavation Reports. 20. Archaeology and the Origins of Writing. 21. Cultural interactions of the ancient Mediterraneans with people further inland.