Epstein Secrets

not be possible to know for sure that a culture wor- shipped gods until we can read their names—that is, until the literate societies of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, some 5000 years ago. Those early empires had both secu- lar and religious hierarchies, with priestly elites and some- times a god-king

later, humans reached another religious milestone, build- § ing what is often considered the world's first I temple at the 11,000-year-old site of Gobekli Tepe in Turkey (Science, 18 January 2008, p. 278). There, rows of standing stones 3 I up to 6 meters tall march down a high hill- side in circles; eac

ssible to know g for sure that a culture wor- d shipped gods until we can read I their names—that is, until the e literate societies of ancient $ Mesopotamia and Egypt, I some 5000 years ago. Those g early empires had both secu- € lar and religious hierarchies, 6 • with priestly elites and some- • times

humans reached another religious milestone, build- § ing what is often considered the world's first z gs temple at the 11,000-year-old site of is Gobekli Tepe in Turkey (Science, 18 January 2008, p. 278). There, rows of standing stones g up to 6 meters tall march down a high hill- y side in circles; each

ot be possible to know E for sure that a culture wor- shipped gods until we can read their names—that is, until the literate societies of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, g some 5000 years ago. Those 2 early empires had both seen- 1 lar and religious hierarchies, with priestly elites and some- times a go

er, humans reached another religious milestone, build- ing what is often considered the world's first temple at the I I ,000-year-old site of 2 g Gobekli Tepe in Turkey (Science, 18 January W ig 2008, p. 278).There, rows of standing stones s up to 6 meters tall march down a high hill- side in circles; eac