What to know
- The older ritual-burial model is now disputed.
- Collapse, slope movement, erosion, and accumulated mound deposits likely played major roles.
- The answer should be discussed building by building, not as one simple story.
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Learn · Göbekli Tepe
Göbekli Tepe's special buildings were found under heavy fill, but current research cautions against explaining this as one deliberate burial event.
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