Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be 11k-13k years old

Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by rendall on Saturday May 21, 2022 @08:23AM (#31457248)

> The shepherd who discovered Gobekli Tepe

The article mentions this fellow 5 times exactly like this. His discovery launched the careers of hundreds, generates millions in tourism, and transforms our understanding of Paleolithic human history.

Why not write his name? Does he not deserve historical mention by name like Necmi Karul and Klaus Schmidt?

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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by mavci on Saturday May 21, 2022 @08:52AM (#31457410)

I thought about that too while reading. His name is Mahmut Yıldız.

If you want to read more about him, you can check out the article below.

https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/03/27/security-guard...

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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by rendall on Sunday May 22, 2022 @04:46AM (#31466148)

TIL not only did the fellow discover Göbeklitepe, it was on his own land. He gave up his land for this! I sure hope he and his family were compensated well!

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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by rendall on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:20AM (#31457636)

Thanks!

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