A place that makes us think on many concepts such as ritual, symbolism, common symbolic elements, ideology, spiritual life, religious systems, belief systems, myth system, cult system; Göbeklitepe!
Although it is not a simple archaeological excavation, it includes religion, language, history, sociology, anthropology, astrology, astronomy, etc. It also concerns disciplines. When it comes to science, assumptions are avoided. However, the comments and discussions about Göbekli Tepe are not interrupted. According to the data obtained for now, there is no older than the region with a history of 12 thousand years.
This monumental belief center, which was organized in an organized manner with the coordinated mobility and conscious exchange of information of many people, rather than merely serving as a temple, also directly affected the development of civilization. Built for the religious rituals of hunter-gatherer human communities who have not yet settled in the Neolithic Period without Pottery.
It is stated that they are the first cult area they made.
What was the power that provided a serious timing and organization?
Religion? What kind of religion? Who was there other than God and people?
What kinds of rituals were there? For what purpose and how often was it done?
What and who did they represent with the twin T obelisks?
If the cavities surrounding the circular areas are to hold the liquid, what was this liquid? Could it be water, alcohol or blood?
While inspiring with the sequence of successive questions, the points that inspire the pieces included in the collection; The mysterious soul of Göbekli Tepe has become the symbols that have meanings that have not yet emerged, motifs, rituals that are not known how often they are performed and the findings that are assumed to be used in these rituals. The purpose of the collection is not to reach definitive judgments, but to take a different Göbekli Tepe approach with new problems in jewelry and gem design. As a result of the extensive researches, the jewelry collection was created by considering the history of 12 thousand years of history and the effects of art and design trends that have survived to the present day.
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