What is the oldest man built structure in the world?
1. Göbekli Tepe - Circa 9600 BC 8200 BC. Göbekli Tepe, (Go-Beck-Lee-Te-Peh) situated in the South East of Turkey, is possibly the oldest human-built religious structure to be discovered.
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Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most famous prehistoric monument. It was built in several stages: the first monument was an early henge monument, built about 5,000 years ago, and the unique stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period about 2500 BC.
Lying some 150km west of London in the Wiltshire countryside, Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most awe-inspiring ancient stone circle. Older than the Great Pyramids and the Roman Empire, the origin of its story began some 9,000 years ago.
Ruins That Pre-Date The PyramidsOne of the main sites to discover that dates from before the pyramids is Abydos. It dates from around 7,000 years ago - thousands of years before the pyramids. Still, most of the actual ruins one will find there (like the Temple of Seti I) were built long after the pyramids.
The roundel, and others like it in Europe, are considered to be the oldest massive structures in Europe. For comparison, construction on Stonehenge is believed to started around 3100 B.C.E., while the famed Pyramids of Giza are thought to have been erected around 2600 B.C.E. at the earliest.