It is not often we miss something but this archaeological site has not come to o0ur attention until the other day. According to their main website, this discovery has been known for over 11 years.
Yet, all the information and news about this site so far has not been older than 3 years. Of course, we are skeptical about the conclusions of the archaeologists, including their dating of the site.
Their dates are based on ignoring the biblical flood and use an evolutionary linear time scale that distorts the age of the site. But the hype is there as one article’s headline reads- Boncuklu Tarla: The Place Older Than Gobekli Tepe and another headline reads- World-first Temple? Ancient sites older than Gobeklitepe may have been unearthed in turkey
While discoveries like this are fascinating, they are also ruined by the many speculative theories archaeologists conjure up during their excavations. FRor example, from the first link:
Boncuklu Tarla dates back an astounding 12,000 years, making it older than its more famous sibling, Göbekli Tepe, by at least a millennium. The excavation of this site, which began in 2012, is yielding invaluable insights into the Neolithic period, a time when human societies transitioned from a nomadic lifestyle to settled farming communities.
Not one piece of evidence is presented in that paragraph titled Age and Excavation of… There is nothing discovered that creates an objective date for the site. Everything is read into the site without considering the possibility that any remains may have come long after it was built and abandoned.
Considering that the archaeologists know little to nothing about who built this site, it is hard to determine if any remains, whether human skeletons or material objects actually belonged to the builders and original users.
“This is a new key point to inform us on many topics such as how the [people] in northern Mesopotamia and the upper Tigris began to settle, how the transition from hunter-gatherer life to food production happened and how cultural and religious structures changed,” he added. (2nd link)
This is not even close to being true. These ideas and direction are based on a multitude of assumptions, none of which can be verified or proven correct. What information that could be gleaned from this site is now lost or corrupted because of the wild speculation and assumptions being made about this structure.
Then from the first link above and the paragraphs are under the title Religion and Rituals of…
The significance of the Bead Field extends beyond its age and artistic value. The site bears evidence of religious rituals and beliefs, making it a critical landmark in the history of human spirituality.
Archaeologists have unearthed numerous ‘female figurines’ typically associated with fertility rituals, alongside an array of animal bones, indicating possible sacrificial practices. Moreover, evidence suggests that the dead were buried under the floors of houses, possibly reflecting ancestral worship.
This is what the archaeologists want these symbols and burials to be, not what they are. You will notice that not one of the archaeologists points to any discovered manuscripts discussing those symbols or burials, etc. It is all read into them for a variety of reasons.
Archaeologists excavating at this and similar ancient sites are placing their ideas onto the past and that is never the right thing to do.
We have identified examples of buildings which we call public area, temples, religious places in Boncuklu Tarla that are older compared to discoveries in Gobeklitepe,” he added. (2nd link above)
The words we put in bold prove our point. This information is not taken out of what has been discovered but what the archaeologists want it to be. There is no excuse for this distortion.
There is more, without any p[roof, the archaeologists make wild-eyed assumptions about a given site. The following quote refers more to Gobleki Tepe than Boncuklu Tarla:
The ancient temple was unearthed in the Ilısu neighborhood of Dargeçit in southeastern Turkey’s Mardin province and archaeologists estimate that it was built 11,300 years-old.
Dr. Ergül Kodaş of Mardin Artuklu University’s Archaeology Department is the scientific counselor to the excavations at the Boncuklu Tarla (Beaded Field) site, which is the earliest known human settlement in the city.
He told press that this ancient spiritual center was active in the same era as the famous Göbekli Tepe which is considered the birthplace of early civilization and the oldest temple on earth. (source)
But it is not, in fact, no one knows anything about Gobleki Tepe, just like they know nothing about Boncuklu. All they have is what they found and they can only make observations from the present, not the past.
They have nothing providing them with any inside information that would bring a clue or an answer to questions. Even if they did find written material, they may not be able to decipher it as they could only assume what language the writing was in.
The site may have nothing to do with the Hittites, Sumerians, Akkadians, and so on. But the archaeologists may not realize that fact. Evidence for observing from the present is found in one of their blog posts:
In the twilight hours last night, one wood charcoal specialist, Ceren Kabukcu, conducted a few fire side experiments. A few days earlier, using the marl collected from the geoarchaeological trenches, she constructed a Neolithic style hearth.
Now that it was dry she spent the evening huddled round the fire measuring temperatures and collected by-products. She is trying to understand the types of fuels used in our Boncuklu houses, the feasibility of using reed roots and other types of non-wood fuels (source)
This is all assumption because that ‘expert’ has no clue what the people living at the site used for fuel. She is also assuming that what she is using for fuel was present 11,3000 years and was used as fuel.
It may not have been present and it is possible that there were alternative materials available. Turkey is not the same now as it was then. We have said our piece about this site. We are placing it in our list of mysterious structures that belong to the pre-flood world.
But if you want to read more and you should to make up your own mind, click on this link to get to the excavation’s official website. There is nothing presented that makes it the oldest structure, temple, or even agricultural auction house.
For all we know, this site may have been the world’s oldest prison.
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