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Mysterious metal monolith appears at ancient temple site in Turkey

Similar structures have appeared around the world since late 2020.

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Turkish police guard a metal monolith found in southeastern Turkey. Screenshot from a video uploaded Feb. 6, 2021. — YOUTUBE/TRT

A metal monolith has appeared in southeastern Turkey. Similar mysterious structures grabbed headlines across the world late last year.

The pillar stands at 3 meters (9.8 feet) tall and 1 meter (3.2 feet) wide. It is located at the Gobeklitepe archaeological site in the southeastern Anatolia region near the Syrian border. The authorities are currently investigating where it came from and have yet to find out its origin, the state-run Anadolu News Agency reported on Sunday.

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