Archaeologists Thought This 10,000-Year-Old Temple Belonged to a ‘Skull Cult.’ They Were Wrong

Over the years, excavations have uncovered hundreds of human bones and skulls at Göbekli Tepe, a Neolithic site in Turkey. That led archaeologists to believe the premises must have been run by a “skull cult.” We may owe these people a massive apology, according to new findings.

For a recent study published in PLOS One, archaeologists found evidence in support of an arguably tamer interpretation of Göbekli Tepe—the jumble of bones at the site ended up there as a result…