Karahan Tepe is an archaeological site in Sanliurfa Providence in eastern Turkey. The site is roughly 46 kilometers east Gobekli Tepe which is often called its sister site and may predate it. The may be the earliest known human village, predating the construction of Gobekli Tepe - dating to between 9500 and 10,000 BCE.
Archaeologists have uncovered similar T-shaped stelae in both locations. Excavations uncovered 250 obelisks featuring animal figures. The ancient structures at Karahan Tepe were discovered in 1997 by researchers near the Kargali neighborhood in the Tek Tek Mountains National Park. Read more ...
Some structures have been described as 'phallic totems'. Some as representing ancient gods, whose hands with eight fingers are depicted on the sides of the totems.
In September 2023, Turkish and German experts discovered further sculptures from the so-called Tepeler cultures: a statue of a vulture and a 2.3 metre high anthropomorphic statue. The naked figure depicted as sitting holds his phallus with both hands. The fingers and ribs were marked with deep incised lines representing eight fingers as well as a V-shaped collar around the neck. This same motif is also known from other finds such as Urfa Man, an approximately 1.8 meter high sandstone statue discovered in 1993 during construction work near the city of Sanliurfa.
Beneath the windswept hills of southeastern Turkey, an ancient secret lay buried for over 11,000 years - until now. Karahan Tepe, long overshadowed by its famous sibling Gobekli Tepe, has revealed something far more mysterious: a subterranean temple aligned with the stars, filled with phallic pillars, serpent-headed statues, and celestial codes etched in stone.
In 2025, the veil finally lifted, exposing a prehistoric civilization far more advanced - and spiritually complex - than we ever imagined. Was this the true birthplace of human belief? Or a forgotten chapter erased by time? One thing is certain: the past just became far stranger than we believed.
According to ancient alien theory these figures and underground structures represent an advanced civilization that existed thousands of years ago and may be the oldest known civilization history has yet to disclose. They most likely connect with extraterrestrial creators and visitors.
On August 6, 2025 explorer, archeologist and Discovery Channel presenter Josh Gates traveled to Turkey to explore the ancient ruins of Gobekli Tepe and nearby Karahan Tepe in an episode called Expedition Unknown - Mystery Ruins of the Stone Age". Pics and Videos on Facebook
There Josh and other archaeologists examined Neolithic settlements that date back at least 12,000 years, potentially making them the world's oldest known megalithic structures. Though the topic of ancient aliens creating these ruins was briefly discussed - archaeologists explained their creation by early humans.
As we uncover evidence of ancient cultures - we are continually confronted with the idea that the timeline of human history is not as linear or straightforward as we might have believed.
With each discovery, the narrative of human evolution, migration, and societal development becomes richer and more complex. This ongoing process raises fundamental questions about our identity and the nature of reality.
With every discovery believed to be the oldest ever unearthed - along comes another in some ancient part of the world to upend it. Gobekli Tepe was one of those markers that reset the chronological timeline to 12,000 years ago give or take.
August 2025 - Currently, in northern Jordan, we find Wadi Hammeh 27 a Late Epipalaeolithic archaeological site that consists of the remains of a large settlement dating to 14,000 - 4,500 years ago.
Let's go back to the beginning...
In the age of artificial intelligence, we are realizing the possibility that we exist in a simulation. Reality is a never-ending quest to understand that concept while looking to the past - then integrated information found with current discoveries to create a compilation of facts in the narrative of the human journey.
Each discovery is an insert in the simulation that propels humans to continue the quest no matter what the obstacles. It's as if humans exist in a classroom using available tools to figure out eternal questions. Today those tools include artificial intelligence linked to our very creation and existence.
As humans keep "digging" for answers - hopefully information buried for all time will be shown in their final hour.