{"id":61149,"date":"2020-05-22T08:57:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=61149"},"modified":"2020-07-02T11:32:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:32:56","slug":"oldest-architectural-plan-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/oldest-architectural-plan-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers Unearth the Oldest Architectural Plan of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects: Showcase your next project through <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architizer<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up for our <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.leadpages.co\/serve-leadbox\/HSkYzzJnz7DjqLs3Rvr9tH\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspirational newsletter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers have uncovered new details behind the construction of the earliest known temple in human history. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located in what is now Anatolia, Turkey, the colossal 11,500-year-old stone G<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00f6bekli Tepe complex is one of the most important discoveries of Neolithic research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority used a computer algorithm to trace aspects of the architectural design process involved in the construction of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00f6bekli Tepe. They discovered that geometry informed the layout of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> round stone structures and assembly of limestone pillars, revealing that it was initially planned as a single structure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61153\" style=\"width: 738px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61153\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-61153 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Goebekli-Tepe-overhead-view-of-the-main-excavation-area-photograph-N-Becker-c-DAI-728x1024.jpg?resize=728%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Goebekli-Tepe-overhead-view-of-the-main-excavation-area-photograph-N-Becker-c-DAI.jpg?resize=728%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Goebekli-Tepe-overhead-view-of-the-main-excavation-area-photograph-N-Becker-c-DAI.jpg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Goebekli-Tepe-overhead-view-of-the-main-excavation-area-photograph-N-Becker-c-DAI.jpg?resize=768%2C1081&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Goebekli-Tepe-overhead-view-of-the-main-excavation-area-photograph-N-Becker-c-DAI.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The main excavation area of G\u00f6bekli Tepe; Photo by N. Becker<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gil Haklay of the Israel Antiquities Authority, a PhD candidate at Tel Aviv University (TAU), and Prof. Avi Gopher of TAU\u2019s Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, led the project. Their findings were published in the May volume of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cambridge Archaeological Journal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00f6bekli Tepe is an architectural wonder,\u201d Prof. Gopher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2020-05\/afot-ggc051220.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explained<\/a>. \u201cBuilt by Neolithic communities 11,500 to 11,000 years ago, it features enormous, round stone structures and monumental stone pillars up to 5.5 meters high. Since there is no evidence of farming or animal domestication at the time, the site is believed to have been built by hunter-gatherers. However, its architectural complexity is highly unusual for them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61155\" style=\"width: 827px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61155\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-61155 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-Schematic-1226x1536-1-817x1024.jpg?resize=817%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-Schematic-1226x1536-1.jpg?resize=817%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 817w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-Schematic-1226x1536-1.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-Schematic-1226x1536-1.jpg?resize=768%2C962&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-Schematic-1226x1536-1.jpg?w=1226&amp;ssl=1 1226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Geometric patterns underlying the architectural planning of a complex at G\u00f6bekli Tepe; Photo by Gil Haklay\/AFTAU<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its discovery in 1994 by German archaeologist Dr. Klaus Schmidt, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00f6bekli Tepe has been the subject of hot archaeological debate. Many researchers in the past have made the case that the enclosures at the main excavation area were constructed over time. However, this new research says otherwise, highlighting that an underlying geometric pattern informed the design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe layout of the complex is characterized by spatial and symbolic hierarchies that reflect changes in the spiritual world and in the social structure,\u201d explained Haklay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This discovery is significant because it was previously assumed that certain planning capabilities and practices, such as the use of geometry and creation of floor plans, emerged much later than the period <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00f6bekli Tepe was constructed.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61154\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61154\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-61154 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-1536x1028-1-1024x685.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-1536x1028-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-1536x1028-1.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-1536x1028-1.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gobekli-Tepe-Earliest-Known-Temple-1536x1028-1.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>G\u00f6bekli Tepe&#8217;s enclosure; Photo by Gil Haklay\/AFTAU<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis research introduces important information regarding the early development of architectural planning in the Levant and in the world,\u201d states Prof. Gopher. \u201cIt opens the door to new interpretations of this site in general, and of the nature of its megalithic anthropomorphic pillars specifically.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The researchers intend to investigate the architectural remains of other Neolithic sites throughout the Levant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects: Showcase your next project through <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architizer<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up for our <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.leadpages.co\/serve-leadbox\/HSkYzzJnz7DjqLs3Rvr9tH\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspirational newsletter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research reveals that the art of architectural planning is at least 11,500 years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":334,"featured_media":61157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"architizer_featured_type":"insert","architizer_featured_image":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-61149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","category-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Researchers Unearth the 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