An ancient archaeological site meets conspiracy theories — and Joe Rogan
Collecting Art, take a look An ancient archaeological site meets conspiracy theories — and Joe Rogan toggle caption Mustafa Hatipoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images GOBEKLI TEPE, Turkey — Tour guide Sabahattin Alkan herds curious tourists through the scorching afternoon heat, luring them with the promise of something far stranger than your typical vacation snap. Over here on the right, you see a spaceship landed recently, he says with a grin. Hes joking. Mostly. But more on that in a minute. We
e in the Urfa plain, a dry, dusty stretch about 25 miles from the Turkish-Syrian border. That spaceship is actually just a curved roof. But what lies beneath the dome has sparked decades of mystery, curiosity — and conspiracy. toggle caption Rebecca Rosman for NPR Its quite an interesting place, actually, Alkan assures his audience. Sponsor Message Hes talking about Gobekli Tepe, one of the oldest known archaeological sites on Earth, dating back nearly 12,000 years. Alkan points to T-shaped...