{"product_id":"gobekli-tepe-decoded-orin-o-haldane-9798297236127","title":"Gobekli Tepe Decoded: Unveiling the Secrets and Symbolism of the Sacred Origins of the World's First Temple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 12,000 Years Back in Time-To the Dawn of Civilization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the pyramids rose, before Stonehenge stood, an ancient people on a remote Anatolian hilltop carved towering T-shaped pillars, decorated them with foxes, vultures, snakes, and abstract symbols, and built the world's first known temple. Then-mysteriously-they buried it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGöbekli Tepe Decoded\u003c\/i\u003e takes you beyond the headlines and into the trenches of the most important archaeological discovery of our time. With the precision of a researcher and the vivid storytelling of an on-site witness, Orin O. Haldane unravels the secrets and symbolism of a site that is rewriting everything we thought we knew about human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stunning artistry and sacred alignments hidden in Göbekli Tepe's megalithic circles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy its builders-hunter-gatherers without metal tools-chose to erect monuments of such scale and complexity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow its deliberate burial preserved the site for 11,000 years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shared motifs linking Göbekli Tepe to a wider network of Neolithic sanctuaries across the Tas Tepeler region\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe competing theories, from sober archaeology to the myths and pseudoarchaeology that capture public imagination\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is more than history-it's a journey to the roots of human cooperation, creativity, and belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a history enthusiast, an archaeology lover, or a seeker drawn to humanity's oldest mysteries, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGöbekli Tepe Decoded\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e will leave you standing in awe at the threshold of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalk among the stones. Hear the ancient voices. Decode the dawn of humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orin O. Haldane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798297236127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orin O. Haldane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47244501778687,"sku":"9798297236127","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1663d956-2879-448d-a66e-f4a5c43b4f76.jpg?v=1758135900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gobekli-tepe-decoded-orin-o-haldane-9798297236127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}