1. A Presenter’s Journey…
VISUAL EQUATION of the CENTRAL IDEA
John, Hipsley
California
October 8, 2013
First came the temple…Then the City

2. Site built 12,000 years ago, was active for over 3,000 years
Methodically covered up in the 8th millennia BC
Gobekli Tepe – Turkey 11,000 B.C
Oldest known archeological site with evidence of significant
and prolonged construction activity by humans

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Gobekli Tepe – Turkey 11,000 B.C
Erection of monumental complexes was within the capacities
of hunter-gatherers and not only of sedentary farming
communities as had been previously assumed
CONSTRUCTION
• 200 pillars
• 20 circles
• 2O ton blocks
• 20 feet tall

4. CHARACTER OF A CULTURE
Indications from its Images
NOT DEPICTED
 Hunting Raids
 Wounded Animals
 Game: Deer
IMAGES SHOW:
 Lions
 Snakes
 Spiders & Scorpions
What do we see?
Animal and other images give no indication of organized violence

5. It is a wonder why these particular
images were chosen by our ancestors
who are not so different to ourselves
ADVANCED VISUAL THINKERS
Images are a clue to the character