Despite hundreds of archaeological and scientific studies, Turkish lands still remain a powerful springboard for new discoveries.
The stone pillars of the Gobekli Tepe temple complex are crowned with mysterious images that have interested representatives of the University of Edinburgh. Researchers have come to the conclusion that the drawings are dedicated to an event unprecedented in ancient times – the fall of a comet.
Computer modeling indicates that the content of the images is directly related to astronomical phenomena. One of the drawings depicts a headless man, which, according to scientists, reflects the severe destruction and casualties of the incident. The drawings, according to the researchers' analysis, date back to the Late Dryas period, which is the final stage of the last glaciation.
Earlier, samples were found in Greenland, according to which there is an assumption that a collision of the Earth and a comet could have caused glaciation. Some researchers are of the opinion that this event occurred around 10500 BC. Such an important event in the history of the planet could have seriously impressed the inhabitants of Gobekli Tepe and subsequently inspired them to interpret what happened by creating images on stone pillars.
Scientists claim that large-scale glaciation contributed significantly to the further development of the climate on Earth. According to some researchers, weather conditions and temperatures "threw" the planet back 1000 years, forcing people to adapt to a completely different life.
