The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.

In 1994, a German archaeologist named Klaus Schmidt was investigating a site in southeastern Turkey, which had been known to be a source of ancient stone tools.

What he found was far greater.

His discovery totally upended the world of archaeology and has changed everything we thought we knew about early human

civilization.

Learn more about Gobekly Tempe and how it changed our views of early human civilization on this

episode of Everything everywhere daily. Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. The When Klaus Schmidt began his excavation of Gobekley Tempe in 1994, he had no idea what he was going to find.

And by the way, the name Go Beckley Tempe in Turkish means Potbelly Hill.

The spot was a hill that had been previously noted in an archaeological survey

conducted by the universities of Istanbul in

Chicago in 1963. They noted the presence of stone tools as well as some

stones sticking out of the ground which they thought were gravestones.

Based on work at previous sites, Schmidt realized that the stones sticking out of the ground

might not be headstones, but could be ancient monoliths.

As he began his dig, he realized that his hunch was correct. The stones weren't gravestones, but were in fact carved ancient monoliths.

As the dig progressed over the years, they discovered a much larger complex. There were multiple monoliths with elaborate carvings on them. Some of them

had pictures of animals and people. The large megaliths stood about 15 feet or 5 meters

tall. These were surrounded by circular walls and there were at least

20 of these circular enclosures that have been discovered so far. The largest

megalith which has been discovered is 7 meters or 23 feet tall and is estimated to weigh 50 tons.

The entire complex is located on the top of a hill which has a great view of the surrounding

countryside and it isn't near any source of water.

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