Have you ever heard of the bird-headed statues at Gobekli Tepe? Who created them and why? The mystery leaves people stunned.

Ancient stone statues discovered at Gobekli Tepe, a site considered the world’s oldest temple, challenge our understanding of prehistoric beliefs. Among the artifacts discovered in this area, statues with bird heads have shocked the scientific community and sparked debates about religious motivations, cultural symbolism and anthropology.

Gobekli Tepe, located near the Syrian border, became famous after excavations began in 1995. The ruins include many large circular rocks covered with stone columns and intricate patterns. However, the bird-headed statues, between 1 and 1.5 meters high, are especially attractive because they are one of the first symbols in human history to be engraved entirely with real human images.

The bird head statues are carved with detailed descriptions, from the curve of the beak, the eyes to the wings that seem to fly. It is worth noting that these statues are usually arranged in central positions on large platforms, reminiscent of their important role in religious rituals or cultural symbols.

Archaeologists have proposed many hypotheses to explain this image. Some scientists believe that birds played an important role in the beliefs and funerary rituals of Stone Age hunting and gathering societies. In particular, in some civilizations, birds are considered sacred creatures that connect the underworld with the afterlife.

But this hypothesis cannot be fully explained. Bird-headed symbols may represent a class of religious leaders or a particular social class. It is also possible that these are symbols related to gods or special forms of technology.

Klaus Schmidt, the lead archaeologist of the Gobekli Tepe excavation, once said: “These works demonstrate that humans had much more complex religious concepts and symbols than we thought.”

The ruins of Gobekli Tepe have become a center of attraction for various scientists and research groups from around the world. While bird-headed statues continue to uncover mysteries, they also remind us that the prehistoric world was richer and deeper than we thought.