Sirius and the project of the megalithic enclosures at Gobekli Tepe

TL;DR

This paper explores the ancient megalithic enclosures at Gobekli Tepe, suggesting they may have been aligned with the star Sirius, indicating a possible astronomical purpose in their construction.

Contribution

It proposes a novel hypothesis that Gobekli Tepe's structures were oriented towards Sirius, linking ancient architecture with astronomical observations.

Findings

Structures may have been aligned with Sirius

Potential astronomical significance of the enclosures

Supports the idea of early celestial observation

Abstract

The megalithic enclosures of Gobekli Tepe (Urfa, Turkey) are the most ancient sacred structures of stone known so far, dating back to the 10 millennium BC. The possible presence of astronomical targets for these structures is analysed, and it turns out that they may have been oriented, or even originally constructed, to celebrate and successively follow the appearance of a new, extremely brilliant star in the southern skies: Sirius.