Neolithic Trendsetters at Göbekli Tepe Refused to Live in Purely Spiritual Isolation
Recent excavations at the enigmatic archaeological heavyweight Göbekli Tepe have unexpectedly brought to light mundane rectangular residential buildings right beneath the surface of a site long billed as a strictly isolated mountaintop sanctuary. Finding domestic structural phases complicating the neat 'world's first temple' narrative throws a delightful wrench into orthodox pre-pottery timelines. One can only assume ancient humanity preferred mixing a bit of real estate development with their cosmic architecture.