Decoding Göbekli Tepe With Archaeoastronomy: What Does The Fox Say?

Archaeoastronomical analysis of Göbekli Tepe reveals that the 'Vulture Stone' may serve as a date stamp for 10950 BC ± 250 years, aligning closely with the proposed Younger Dryas event (10890 BC). The study matches low-relief carvings on pillars to star asterisms and meteor showers, suggesting Göbekli Tepe functioned as an observatory for tracking cometary encounters, particularly the Taurid meteor stream. This finding proposes a direct link between Göbekli Tepe and the Younger Dryas event, potentially supporting the theory of coherent catastrophism.

Sweatman, M. B., & Tsikritsis, D. (2017). Decoding Göbekli Tepe With Archaeoastronomy: What Does The Fox Say? Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.400780