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Graham Hancock | Magicians of the Gods, Atlantis, & The Ancient Impacts
Klaus Schmidt, Archaeological Prejudices, Discovery Timeline
The history of the excavation at Göbekli Tepe reveals how academic prejudice delayed the site's recognition for decades. American archaeologists in the 1950s dismissed the visible tops of the pillars as part of a recent Byzantine cemetery, leaving the site untouched until Klaus Schmidt of the German Archaeological Institute began excavations in the 1990s. This timing is noted for its synchronicity, as the site was finally decoded during the very astronomical window it appears to reference.