Dr. Lee Clare

On the other hand, we know they could carve faces because we have small figurines and larger statues, fragments that show the human form. It's quite interesting. The faces are sometimes, they remind me of the old Norman helmets, 1066 and all that. They've got this sort of nose piece and the eyebrows are very, very clearly formed.

On the other hand, we know they could carve faces because we have small figurines and larger statues, fragments that show the human form. It's quite interesting. The faces are sometimes, they remind me of the old Norman helmets, 1066 and all that. They've got this sort of nose piece and the eyebrows are very, very clearly formed.

On the other hand, we know they could carve faces because we have small figurines and larger statues, fragments that show the human form. It's quite interesting. The faces are sometimes, they remind me of the old Norman helmets, 1066 and all that. They've got this sort of nose piece and the eyebrows are very, very clearly formed.

The heads are sometimes found quite often separate from the bodies, but I think that's because the neck is always a weak part of the statue and they're probably broke. It could be that they broke them before deposition As part of a ritual, that's also possible. But the bodies, in fact, they also have, they're shown with arms in different sort of gestures.

The heads are sometimes found quite often separate from the bodies, but I think that's because the neck is always a weak part of the statue and they're probably broke. It could be that they broke them before deposition As part of a ritual, that's also possible. But the bodies, in fact, they also have, they're shown with arms in different sort of gestures.

The heads are sometimes found quite often separate from the bodies, but I think that's because the neck is always a weak part of the statue and they're probably broke. It could be that they broke them before deposition As part of a ritual, that's also possible. But the bodies, in fact, they also have, they're shown with arms in different sort of gestures.

And on a lot of occasions, especially on the larger statues, we see the hands actually framing the genitals. And so phalli, the phallus is very important to this community. There are lots of penises at Gobekli Tepe.

And on a lot of occasions, especially on the larger statues, we see the hands actually framing the genitals. And so phalli, the phallus is very important to this community. There are lots of penises at Gobekli Tepe.

And on a lot of occasions, especially on the larger statues, we see the hands actually framing the genitals. And so phalli, the phallus is very important to this community. There are lots of penises at Gobekli Tepe.

Yeah, exactly that. Lots of different purposes. I mean, you mentioned all of those that we just mentioned, but also like, you've got to remember these people are going for a very important, crucial transition at this time. Okay. I mean, when you're a hunter-gatherer, you're more mobile, your groups are smaller. And when you start settling down, your group size increases.

Yeah, exactly that. Lots of different purposes. I mean, you mentioned all of those that we just mentioned, but also like, you've got to remember these people are going for a very important, crucial transition at this time. Okay. I mean, when you're a hunter-gatherer, you're more mobile, your groups are smaller. And when you start settling down, your group size increases.

Yeah, exactly that. Lots of different purposes. I mean, you mentioned all of those that we just mentioned, but also like, you've got to remember these people are going for a very important, crucial transition at this time. Okay. I mean, when you're a hunter-gatherer, you're more mobile, your groups are smaller. And when you start settling down, your group size increases.

So all of a sudden, you know, you're having more children and Are the groups growing in size? You have more demands on the resources in the landscape. You have perhaps increasing territoriality because of the sedentism, because of the growing population. Whose hunting ground is that? Does it belong to this site or that site?

So all of a sudden, you know, you're having more children and Are the groups growing in size? You have more demands on the resources in the landscape. You have perhaps increasing territoriality because of the sedentism, because of the growing population. Whose hunting ground is that? Does it belong to this site or that site?

So all of a sudden, you know, you're having more children and Are the groups growing in size? You have more demands on the resources in the landscape. You have perhaps increasing territoriality because of the sedentism, because of the growing population. Whose hunting ground is that? Does it belong to this site or that site?

You have like first conflicts coming up perhaps because of surplus accumulation. People are sort of you know, accumulating wealth, or at least materials. And of course, that leads to conflict, as it always does. So you have these buildings are perhaps places of conflict mitigation, where people are coming together to mitigate those problems.

You have like first conflicts coming up perhaps because of surplus accumulation. People are sort of you know, accumulating wealth, or at least materials. And of course, that leads to conflict, as it always does. So you have these buildings are perhaps places of conflict mitigation, where people are coming together to mitigate those problems.

You have like first conflicts coming up perhaps because of surplus accumulation. People are sort of you know, accumulating wealth, or at least materials. And of course, that leads to conflict, as it always does. So you have these buildings are perhaps places of conflict mitigation, where people are coming together to mitigate those problems.

I mean, we have no evidence for the conflict at this time, no evidence for warfare, strangely enough. And so perhaps that's due to these wonderful buildings bringing people together and mitigating those conflict situations. Just one interpretation, if you're a pacifist. These buildings, they're multifunctional.

I mean, we have no evidence for the conflict at this time, no evidence for warfare, strangely enough. And so perhaps that's due to these wonderful buildings bringing people together and mitigating those conflict situations. Just one interpretation, if you're a pacifist. These buildings, they're multifunctional.