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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Quiet_Card_8789 on 2026-02-25 10:45:02+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Göbekli Tepe in Turkey is the world’s oldest known megalithic structure, dating back to 9500 BCE. Built by hunter-gatherers 6,000 years before Stonehenge, it challenges the theory that agriculture was a prerequisite for the construction of complex monumental complexes.