Karahan Tepe

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“I highly recommend Karahan Tepe by Andrew Collins. Thoroughly researched, hugely informative, deeply thought-provoking, and filled with intriguing excursions into esoteric lore, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the mysterious origins of civilization.” “Andrew Collins’s new book is a riveting, page-turning account of the incredible discoveries being made right now at Karahan Tepe and their implications for the profound cosmological understanding possessed by its forgotten civilization. It is an extremely valuable addition to the forbidden archaeology bookshelf.” “This book represents the triumphant climax of Andrew Collins’s own journey and that of his books. With his usual infectious enthusiasm and sense of wonder, but also incisive argument and research, he traces the great cosmic shamanic purpose and connections between cosmological secrets and an ancient culture that flourished in what is today’s Turkey. His findings are truly momentous and incredibly wide-ranging, radically shaking up our understanding of early human civilization. And surely the best part is that archaeologists are effectively playing catch-up with him.” “Andrew Collins’s Karahan Tepe gifts us with a comprehensive introduction to and overview of a truly significant ancient archaeological site dating from the same approximate era and tradition as the renowned Göbekli Tepe sanctuary. These are enhanced for us by a wealth of professional photographic images, careful pursuit of the site’s archaic history, informed impressions of the site’s possible ancient uses, and the likely symbolism of its enigmatic features and alignments.” “Karahan Tepe is an awesome journey in understanding the meaning of the features, including the carved art, of this 11,000-year-old temple in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey—the Garden of Eden. Collins’s deep exploration of this temple, examining it from every angle, offers repeated verifications and meanings of its features. Central to these features is the creative force of the snake and the psychopomp figure of the vulture on the Milky Way path of the dead to the world of the spirits. Alignment of the sunrise at the winter solstice calls upon it to provide direction to this journey, a feature also found at Göbekli Tepe. The structure and the carved images create a synchronized reflection of the night sky and its asterisms along the Milky Way. Biblical scholars have estimated that the creation of the first man, Adam, and the story of Eve and the Serpent, occurred 6,000 years ago, more recently than Karahan Tepe. I find Collins’s journey truly amazing and inspiring.” Expand reviews