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Guardian of Gobekli: Human Figure Found Entombed in World's Oldest Temple
 

<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:primaryImageOfPage og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Gobeklifigure.jpg?itok=ymtgpJ9C"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Gobeklifigure.jpg?itok=ymtgpJ9C" width="610" height="305" alt="The statue found at the base of a wall at Gobekli Tepe." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:description content:encoded"><p>In a discovery that sends shockwaves through the archaeological world, researchers have uncovered a mysterious human figure deliberately entombed within the ancient walls of Göbekli Tepe - humanity's oldest temple. This haunting sentinel, frozen in stone for over 120 centuries, was found embedded horizontally between massive structures at the Turkish site that predates Stonehenge by millennia. The statue's deliberate placement suggests it served as a sacred guardian or ritual offering, potentially watching over ceremonies that shaped the very foundations of human civilization. As archaeologists carefully extracted this prehistoric treasure, they realized they weren't just uncovering art - they were awakening a witness to humanity's first steps toward organized religion and monumental architecture.</p>
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<p align="center">The human figure statue discovered in a wall at Gobekli Tepe. (<a href="https://arkeonews.net/extraordinary-discovery-at-gobeklitepe-12000-year-old-human-statue-found-inside-wall/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Culture and Tourism[/url])</p>
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