Cereals, feasts and monuments at Göbekli Tepe
We were asked in comments and messages to elaborate some more on the contents of our recent paper. So here is a short summary of the article recently published in […]
Author: Oliver Dietrich
Tracking Analogies: The Shigir Idol from the Urals
In 1894 a very special discovery was made in a peat bog c. 100 km north of Jekatarinburg in the Urals. Gold miners discovered fragments of an originally possibly 5.3 […]
Upcoming: Trade Before Civilization Conference
Between May 27-29, 2016, a conference on „Trade before Civilization“ will be held at the University of Gothenburg. Our Contribution will be on „Long Distance Exchange of Goods and Ideas […]
Why did it have to be snakes?
Snakes are omnipresent at Göbekli Tepe. Even today you may have the luck to encounter a Levantine Viper when visiting the site (yes, they are poisonous, but just let them […]