Until now, the archaeological site at Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey, was thought to have revealed the most ancient temples ever discovered. However, in a new study, a team of experts casts doubt on the nature of the constructions, suggesting that they were not in fact homes for the gods.
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10 October 2011
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While conducting a survey of Ancient Greek temples built in the Italian island of Sicily, expert Dr. Alun Salt found that only three of them were constructed in positions that did not make them face the rising Sun. The scientist, who is an astronomy technician at the University of Leicester's Center for Interdis... |
25 November 2009
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On Friday, an Italian archaeologist claimed to have discovered one of the oldest-known temples in the Mediterranean Sea area, one that was believed to be more than 4,000 years old. If this turns out to be accurate, then it precedes all other known structures in the region by more than a millennium. Maria Rosaria Belg... |
30 March 2009
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The Ancient Greeks are famous for the magnificent temples they built to honor their gods, some of which precede many other religions that are currently present in Europe. The constructions were truly architectonic wonders, considering the fact that the technology at the time, namely more than 2,000 years ago, didn�... |
2 February 2009
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The cathedral in the Spanish city of Salamanca was constructed in 1102, and is therefore one of the oldest such constructions in the world. It features magnificent stone carvings on all its walls, but one of them is a bit more special than the others, so to speak. It bears the depiction of what appears to be a fully ... |
26 January 2009
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