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I'm dubious about the attachment of the label 'temple' to Gobekli. Perhaps, instead, it was a school. (Common as it is, calling any ancient site a 'temple' wit
by 8bitsrule 8y ago
I'm dubious about the attachment of the label 'temple' to Gobekli. Perhaps, instead, it was a school.
(Common as it is, calling any ancient site a 'temple' without some pretty substantial evidence ... could be very misleading.)
- everdrive 8y agoSerious reply --- wouldn't the reverse be true? A school in ancient times would more closely resemble a religious institution than anything like a modern school?
- kaycebasques 8y agoSorry, that was an oversight on my part. At some points in the original article you can see that I meant a "cultural center" in general, but at other times I do assign too specific of a meaning to the place by using the word "temple" and mentioning gods, which is not the argument that Harari is making. I added an edit to the article calling out this mistake.