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Hancock lauds Gobekli Tepe as one of the most important archaeological discoveries—older than the Egyptian pyramids by over 5,000 years—and emphasizes its construction before agriculture became widespread. This predates traditional archaeological understanding, which links megalithic sites with settled, farming societies. Hancock argues that the site was built by hunter-gatherers, challenging the view that complex construction required advanced, sedentary communities.