I think Göbekli Tepe[1] is the better known of these sites in Turkey. As this story mentions that was only discovered in 1994, and completely rewrote history.

I think Göbekli Tepe[1] is the better known of these sites in Turkey. As this story mentions that was only discovered in 1994, and completely rewrote history. I find these incredibly ancient and basically unknown civilisations fascinating. Recently there has been evidence of attempts of cultivation in 21,000 BCE[2] by hunter-gathers. Some of the first semi-permement dwellings were near this in Syria, and believed to be the start of a transition from hunter-gathering to agricultural populations. By contrast, I think these sites in Turkey are still believed to be ceremonial in nature rather than places people lived. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe [2] https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131422 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...