“DNA-Analyse enthüllt Geheimnis über Frauen in der Türkei” by Paulina Cwiartka for waz.de (24.09.2025).
“How myths keep outpacing evidence at Türkiye’s most talked-about digs” by Koray Erdogan for Türkiye Today (11.08.2025).
“Ancient ‘female-centered’ society thrived 9,000 years ago in proto-city in Turkey” by Kristina Killgrove for LiveScience (26.07.2025).
“Debunking claims about Gobeklitepe” by Koray Erdogan for Türkiye Today (11.12.2024).
“Mystery of Göbekli Tepe deepens as scientists search for clues to ancient site’s strange symbols” by Micah Hanks for The Debrief (23.09.2024).
“Ancient Calendar, Recently Discovered, May Document a Long-Ago Disaster” by Claire Moses for The New York Times (10.08.2024).
“Großstein-Bauten überall. Wer erfand die Megalith-Kultur?” by Nadja Podbregar for scinexx.de (09.02.2024).
“Jordanische Grabung: Ein Perlenschatz aus der Kupfersteinzeit” by Rolf Brockschmidt for Tagesspiegel (01.11.2023).
“Archäologie als Grundlage unserer Zukunft” by André Behr for Falter (18.10.2023).
“Ein Archäologe bei der Arbeit” by Michael Schnepf for Buchkultur (13.10.2023).
“Die 100 wichtigsten Köpfe der Berliner Wissenschaft 2023, Part 4: Sie betrachten die Menschheit im Rückspiegel. Was wir aus unserer Geschichte lernen können” by Martin Ballaschk for Tagesspiegel (12.10.2023).
“Faszination Archäologie: Einmal über den Schaufelrand blicken” by Josephine Kuban for Tagesspiegel (26.09.2023).
“Wir sind von der römischen Antike jeden Tag umgeben: Altes Rom feiert Comeback in den sozialen Medien” by Maximilian König for Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (20.09.2023).
“8,000-year-old rock carvings in Arabia may be world’s oldest megastructure blueprints”by Kristina Killgrove for LiveScience (17.05.2023).
“Talla de un hombre sujetándose el pene es la representación narrativa más antigua del mundo” by Felipe Espinosa Wang for dw.com (12.12.2022).
“Früheste Bildgeschichte ist angeblich 11000 Jahre alt” by Karin Schlott for spektrum.de(12.12.2022).
“11.000 Jahre altes Relief eines Mannes mit Penis gibt Rätsel auf” by Julia Sica for Der Standard (09.12.2022).
“Archaeologists find world’s oldest narrative story, and it’s intense” by Aaron Reich for The Jerusalem Post (08.12.2022).
“Un homme tenant son pénis figure sur la plus ancienne œuvre narrative du monde” by Brice Louvet for science post.fr (08.12.2022).
“Man holding penis and flanked by leopards is world’s oldest narrative carving” by Kristina Killgrove for LiveScience (08.12.2022).
“Victorian Pseudoscience on a Netflix Budget: ‘Ancient Apocalypse’ and the Paradox of Science Communication Online” by Holly Walters for The Familiar Strange (21.11.2022).
“Auf den Spuren der Zeit” by Christoph Cadenbach for Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin(30.09.2021).
“Drinking the Beer of Eternity: Scientific Research Indicates that Beer was the Inspiration for the Earliest Human Civilization” by N. N. for sciencemadefun.net (06.09.2021).
“Archaeologists ‘breathtaking discovery’ of ancient stone circle ‘older than Stonehenge'”by Joel Day for express.co.uk (26.08.2021).
“Göbekli Tepe: le rovine di un luogo di festa” by Malvolia Gallo for barsport.net (24.08.2021).
“An immense mystery older than Stonehenge” by Andrew Curry for BBC Travel (16.08.2021).
[French: “Découverte archéologique : l’immense et mystérieux site turc construit 6000 ans avant Stonehenge”, BBC News Afrique (19.08.2021).]
[Indonesian: “Penemuan arkeologi situs Gobekli Tepe di Turki,‘menulis ulang’ kisah peradaban manusia”, BBC News Indonesia (19.08.2021).]
“Göbekli Tepe è un posto incredibile” by N. N. for il Post (24.06.2021).
“Noticed” – news feature by Philip Moscovitch for Halifax Examiner (11.05.2021).
“Pop-Kultur und Passion: Wenn Dr. Grey und Luke Skywalker die Berufswahl bestimmen” by Maren Hoffmann and Sebastian Maas for SPIEGEL ONLINE / SPIEGEL+(27.03.2021).
“Göbekli Tepe: les ruines d’un lieu de fêtes” by Miriane Demers-Lemay for Quebec Science(15.02.2021).
“Göbekli Tepe: The Temple That Hints at What Humans Were Up to 11,000 Years Ago” by Jesslyn Shields for howstuffworks.com (06.10.2020).
“An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display. Where our ancestors began to elevate themselves above nature.” by Jo Marchant for Nautilus Magazine (02.09.2020).
[Turkish: “Göbekli Tepe’nin uzun ve gizemli tarihi”, gazete duvaR (September 2020).]
“Archaeologists, activists alarmed by online calls to demolish Pyramids” by Shahira Amin for Al Monitor (17.06.2020).
“Popularity of Turkey’s ancient temple worries archaeologists” by Paul Benjamin Osterlund for Al Monitor (29.01.2020).
“Das eigentlich Spannende passiert am Schreibtisch” by Christine Persitzky for abi>> Magazin der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (05.12.2019).
“Türkiye’nin en önemli inovasyon ve teknoloji buluşması bir vapurda yapıldı” by Doğan Satmış for Turkiye Turizm (13.10.2019).
“Karahantepe’de 250’den fazla dikilitaş bulundu” by Hilal Bardakcı for bilimma (10.09.2019).
“Mystery behind morphed ancient skulls discovered around the world” by Jamie Seidel for news.com.au (22.07.2019).
“Sesshaft dank Bier, vermeintliche Holznägel, Papyrusmüll und das Quaken der Frösche” by Petra Wodtke for Berliner Antike-Blog (09.07.2019).
“Göbekli Tepe: los secretos del misterioso primer santuario humano” by Alejandra Folgarait for infobae (07.05.2019).
“Uluburun ile aynı sularda daha eski batık bulundu” by Hilal Bardakcı for bilimma(10.04.2019).
“Alkohol: Elixier der Menschheit” by Urs Willmann for ZEIT online (16.01.2019).
“We Asked 105 Experts What Scares and Inspires Them Most About the Future” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (05.12.2018).
“Am Anfang war die Steuer” by Manfred Dworschak for DER SPIEGEL 33/2018 (11.08.2018).
“Die Falle Ackerbau: So fing das Elend der Menschheit an” by Manfred Dworschak for SPIEGEL ONLINE / SPIEGEL+ (10.08.2018).
“Meilensteine der Zivilisation” by Andreas Schöttl for Stimme.de (27.07.2018)
“Authorities Opened That Black Sarcophagus and Found Three Mummies Stewing in Sewage” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (19.07.2018).
“Boost for Turkey’s Gobeklitepe as UNESCO adds ‘ground zero for human history’ to World Heritage List” by Menekse Tokyay for Arab News (03.07.2018).
“The Silurian Hypothesis: What if humans were not Earth’s first civilisation?” by Jamie Seidel for The Advertiser (26.04.2018).
“How ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Anticipated the Rise of the Ancient Aliens Meme” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (02.04.2018).
“Schwerter wie Löffel. Was Mini-Waffen über große Krieger sagen” by Ina Matthes for Märkische Oderzeitung (17./18.03.2018).
“Arqueología del siglo XXI: los herederos de Indiana Jones” by Alejandra Folgarait for La Nación (28.02.2018).
“Unearthed: Why we’ve got monuments like Stonehenge all wrong” by Laura Spinney for New Scientist (10.01.2018).
“The world’s oldest known stone structure may hold a morbid secret” by Jamie Seidel for The Daily Telegraph (28.06.2017).
“The World’s Oldest Known Temple Was Home to a ‘Skull Cult'” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (28.06.2017).
“Stars in their eyes” by CWA staff for Current World Archaeology 83/2017 (25.05.2017).
“Scientists Think These Ancient Carvings Depict an Apocalyptic Comet Impact” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (03.05.2017).
“13,000-Year-Old Tablet In Mysterious Temple Reveals Ancient Comet Impact” by Robin Andrews for IFLScience (24.04.2017).
“Das Rätsel der Zivilisation” by Felix Firme & Isabella Galanty for Berliner Zeitung (08./09.04.2017).
“Our 9,000-Year Love Affair With Booze” by Andrew Curry for National Geographic Magazine (February 2017).
“Die Antike ist wieder zurück – Der Antiquity Slam im Neuen Museum” by Loretta Gomell for unauf.de (10.11.2016)
“World’s Oldest Temple to Be Restored. The ancient site of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey has rewritten the early history of civilization” by Andrew Curry for National Geographic (20.02.2016).
“Ancient Aliens in Bulgaria! Plus: A German Interview with Jens Notroff on Pseudohistory at Göbekli Tepe” by Jason Colavito for jasoncolavito.com (16.11.2015).
“Before farming, writing, or the wheel, humans began perfecting the skyscraper” by Cara Giaimo for Atlas Obscura (16.10.2015).
“Hunter, gatherer… architect? Civilisation’s true dawn” by David Robson for New Scientist (02.10.2013).
“World’s oldest temple built to worship the dog star” by Anil Ananthaswamy for New Scientist (14.08.2013).
“The Sanctuary. The world’s oldest temple and the dawn of civilisation” by Elif Batuman for The New Yorker (December 2011).
[German: “Das Heiligtum. Göbekli Tepe – ein Tempel aus der Morgenröte der Zivilisation”, Lettre International 101, 2013.]
“The Birth of Religion” by Charles C. Mann (Photography by Vincent J. Musi) for National Geographic Magazine (June 2011).
[German: “Die Geburt der Zivilisation”, National Geographic Deutschland (June 2011).]
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