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how old are the carvings at easter island compared to say goblekli tepe

The Easter Island carvings, especially the moai, are generally much younger than Göbekli Tepe. Most moai were carved roughly between 1250 and 1500 CE , with some evidence of continued use into the 1600s, while Göbekli Tepe dates to about the 9th–10th millennium BCE.

Age gap

  • Easter Island moai: about 500 to 750 years old overall, based on the main carving period.
  • Göbekli Tepe carvings/megaliths: about 11,000 to 12,000 years old.

That means Göbekli Tepe is older by roughly 10,000+ years.

Simple comparison

Site| Approximate age| Relative age
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Easter Island moai| 500–750 years| Younger
Göbekli Tepe carvings| 11,000–12,000 years| Much older

If you want the shortest version: Göbekli Tepe is ancient by another order of magnitude compared with Easter Island.