Only discovered in 1994, Gobekli Tepe is considered the world’s oldest religious complex. Excavations revealed vast limestone pillars set in circles, six temples and megaliths carved with lions, scorpions and snakes. How these 50-tonne T-shaped pillars were shifted into position by hunter-gatherers remains a mystery. If that's not enough, archaeologists believe there are still more temples to unearth.

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