Apparently, this is the oldest temple we yet know about.

There’s something so amazing about how neolithic cultures came together to create these structures and societies. It’s one of the many things I wish I had studied more of (my wishlist of books includes a couple on neolithic and copper/early bronze age Ireland). Also makes one a little sad to know that you’ll never become are proficient in one’s understanding of the era as one would like. Or, at least that such proficiency would come at the expense of spending that time with some other area of study. Life is a zero sum game sometimes.