At the edge of prehistory in modern-day Türkiye lies Göbekli Tepe—the world’s oldest known monumental temple complex. Long thought to be built by nomadic hunter-gatherers, new archaeological evidence is overturning that view entirely.

This series reveals a radical reinterpretation: Göbekli Tepe may have been home to a settled hunter-gatherer society living year-round for centuries. Rather than marking the dawn of farming, it could represent a missing stage in the emergence of complex human society—where ritual, cooperation, and permanence came before agriculture.

Through cutting-edge excavations, human remains analysis, and leading expert insight, Göbekli Tepe: Origins of Civilization investigates a discovery that is reshaping our understanding of how civilization began.