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Mysterious monolith found in Turkey
Latest block discovered near UNESCO site
ISTANBUL – Turkish authorities are investigating the appearance of a mysterious monolith in southeastern Turkey.
The metal block was found by a farmer on Friday in Sanliurfa province with old Turkic script that reads “Look at the sky, see the moon.” The 10- foot monolith was discovered near the UNESCO World Heritage site named Gobekli Tepe, which has megalithic structures dating to the 10th millennium B. C.
Turkish media reported Sunday that police officers were looking through CCTV footage and investigating vehicles that may have transported the monolith.
Other mysterious monoliths have popped up and some have disappeared in numerous countries in recent months.
The first, unexplained metal monolith was discovered in Utah’s remote Red Rock Country on Nov. 18.
Since then, additional monoliths have turned up across the country in California, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and around the world in such places as Romania, the United Kingdom, Poland, Finland and Ukraine.
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This museum’s engaging multimedia trip through the city’s history culminates with a tour of a Cold War nuclear bomb shelter. Kurfürstendamm 207- 208
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