Prehistory Decoded

  Predynastic Egyptian carving (from metmuseum.org) There are now plenty of clear symbolic similarities between Gobekli Tepe and later 'intercultural' symbols found across Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran and the Indus Valley. Apart from all the zodiac-like animal symbols, which seem to have informed some of the earliest deities in Ancient Egypt, we have the above figure (in the Met Museum), probably a time-controlling or creation deity, with a double-V neck symbol. We see a similar figure at Sayburc, which is also probably the same deity as Urfa Man (in Sanliurfa museum), Both the Sayburc figure and Urfa Man are thought to be contemporaneous with Gobekli Tepe. Note how Urfa Man and the Sayburc figure hold their genitals. We also know that the Ancient Egyptian creator deity Atum, one of the earliest deities known, possibly pre-dynastic, is said to have created the world through masturbation and is associated specifically with the setting sun. So, does the little Ancient Egyptian statue...

The H and I-symbols at Gobekli Tepe are some of the hardest to decipher, and their precise meaning remains obscure. But there are some good clues, which allow a preliminary interpretation. Let's have a look at all the instances where H and I-symbols occur. Pillar 33: A pair of H-symbols bracket some snakes (meteors) on the inner face. The upper H-symbol is quite faint. An I-symbol appears at ground level below the snake heads, but it is hardly visible here. Also, there are more I-symbols on the side with the tall bending birds. Of course, Pillar 43 has H and I-symbols near the bird with fish/snake. But Pillar 18 has the most H and I-symbols. First, at the top, forming a kind of necklace, together with likely sun and moon symbols. Then on the belt of Pillar 18 surrounded by loops... And then also on the belt buckle surrounding what might be the head of a comet. Pillar 30 has a single H-symbol, ... while Pillar 28 has an H-symbol over another loop, with an I-symbol at the bottom. The...