Gobekli Tepe

[Rokcet Scientist]

[...] Last year, for instance, French archaeologists working at Djade al-Mughara in northern Syria uncovered the oldest mural ever found. "Two square metres of geometric shapes, in red, black and white - like a Paul Klee painting", said Eric Coqueugniot, of the University of Lyon, who is leading the excavation.

Erm... don't the Lascaux, Altamira, Aurignac, etc. etc. cave paintings count as 'murals'?
Afaik those have been dated at 36,000 BP.

[Ishtar]

Yes, of course, you're right RS!

Still, you know what journalists are like ....

Or maybe it's 'the world's oldest mural not in a cave'?

[Minimalist]

That's an odd looking beast, isn't it?

[Rokcet Scientist]

That's an odd looking beast, isn't it?

Seen Picasso's 'portraits'?

[Ishtar]

Or this one, from 13,000 BCE?





You can read about him in the Palaeo Shaman thread, Mythology section.
http://archaeologica.boardbot.com/viewt ... 1&start=15

[Manystones]

You can read about him in the Palaeo Shaman thread, Mythology section.
http://archaeologica.boardbot.com/viewt ... 1&start=15

Gee whizz, I have had enough... I am outta here

[Rokcet Scientist]

Or this one, from 13,000 BCE?

Well, it certainly had balls!

[john]

That's an odd looking beast, isn't it?

Seen Picasso's 'portraits'?

All -

Bicameral.


john

[Ishtar]

This is from the same Wiki article about Gobekli Tepe:

For example, we cannot tell why more and more walls were gradually added to the interiors while the sanctuary was in use.

This issue is more widely addressed in the Palaeo shaman thread here: http://archaeologica.boardbot.com/viewt ... &start=105