The Sanctum called Göbekli Tepe today was longer in use than any temple of ancient greece or rome.
Göbekli Tepe was erected and used more than 6000 years before any writing was invented and before we have solid proof of sedentary lifestyles.
And he stared hard at the object of discourse, as one might do at a strange repulsive animal: a centipede from the Indies, for instance, which curiosity leads one to examine in spite of the aversion it raises.