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Great find! and I don’t want to underestimate the discovery by any means, but... We humans are predisposed to see anthropomorphic shapes in things. I understan

by basfo 1y ago

Great find! and I don’t want to underestimate the discovery by any means, but... We humans are predisposed to see anthropomorphic shapes in things. I understand why that could be interpreted as a face, but at the same time, it could just be a random shape. It’s just a “T” shape. Sure, it could look like a nose and a pair of eyes, but it could also just be... something.

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pavlov 1y ago
The translated article provides some backing to the claim that it's a face in a style that matches other finds in the area: "The arm and hand reliefs on the T-shaped standing stones found in Göbeklitepe and its surroundings have long strengthened the idea that these stones symbolize humans. This new find, which was unearthed in Karahantepe, is described as a new turning point in Neolithic period research with the fact that the human face was carved on a T-shaped standing stone for the first time." "With its sharp lines, deep eye sockets and blunt nose, it carries a style similar to the human statues found before in Karahantepe."
mikkupikku 1y ago
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card_zero 1y ago
Other stuff at Karahan Tepe has faces on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karahan_Tepe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karahan_Tepe And you can look at similar things from the Taş Tepeler sites in general: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C5%9F_Tepeler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C5%9F_Tepeler The T-obelisk things, with their long skinny arms, do seem to represent figures. I wonder why they have to be that stupid oblong shape at all. Dual purpose as roof supports? Or just tradition, tradition causes wacky things. Looking around the various carvings from related sites, it's also evident that they were greatly interested in penises.
- shawn_w 1y ago
  >Looking around the various carvings from related sites, it's also evident that they were greatly interested in penises. Some things never change.
Bayart 1y ago
> We humans are predisposed to see anthropomorphic shapes in things. This was sculpted by other modern humans.
- JJMcJ 1y ago
  Indeed. People 12000 years ago were literally just like people today.
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by basfo 1y ago

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pavlov 1y ago

The translated article provides some backing to the claim that it's a face in a style that matches other finds in the area: "The arm and hand reliefs on the T-shaped standing stones found in Göbeklitepe and its surroundings have long strengthened the idea that these stones symbolize humans. This new find, which was unearthed in Karahantepe, is described as a new turning point in Neolithic period research with the fact that the human face was carved on a T-shaped standing stone for the first time." "With its sharp lines, deep eye sockets and blunt nose, it carries a style similar to the human statues found before in Karahantepe."

mikkupikku 1y ago

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card_zero 1y ago

Other stuff at Karahan Tepe has faces on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karahan_Tepe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karahan_Tepe And you can look at similar things from the Taş Tepeler sites in general: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C5%9F_Tepeler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C5%9F_Tepeler The T-obelisk things, with their long skinny arms, do seem to represent figures. I wonder why they have to be that stupid oblong shape at all. Dual purpose as roof supports? Or just tradition, tradition causes wacky things. Looking around the various carvings from related sites, it's also evident that they were greatly interested in penises.

shawn_w 1y ago
>Looking around the various carvings from related sites, it's also evident that they were greatly interested in penises. Some things never change.

Bayart 1y ago

> We humans are predisposed to see anthropomorphic shapes in things. This was sculpted by other modern humans.

JJMcJ 1y ago
Indeed. People 12000 years ago were literally just like people today.

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