Göbekli Tepe: NEW EXCAVATIONS Begin Under the Former Olive Trees (Ancient Architects)

New excavations have begun at the world-famous pre-pottery Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe, In an patch of land directly north of the famous oval buildings, yes the land previously covered by the controversial olive trees.

According to the excavation director, Dr Necmi Karul, archaeologists began working on an area of roughly 1,500 square metres, and almost immediately, the remains of buildings were discovered at shallow depths.

Watch this video to learn more about the new excavations currently underway at Göbekli Tepe as well as what we should expect. Furthermore, excavations have also started at Yogunburç, another Pre-Pottery Neolithic Taş Tepeler site near Sanliurfa, Turkey.



Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction
0:28 New Excavations of Göbekli Tepe
1:53 Details of the Excavations
3:01 Early Interpretation of the Buildings
5:44 New T-Pillars Are Coming!
6:22 Conservation Project Ongoing
8:02 Excavations Begin at Yogunburç

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 16, 2026.]