Gobekli Tepe is the oldest known temple in the world and possibly a first and most important step towards creating a Western-style civilization. There are some great links below where you can see some amazing photos of this temple town, pillars and monoliths of amazing beauty -- and more than 11,000 years old!

Ninety-nine percent of the human race has never heard of this amazing archaeological site. Take a look:
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/archaelogy/news-gobekli-tepe-worlds-oldest-temple

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/gobekli-tepe.html
http://www.archaeology.org/0811/abstracts/turkey.html