Hunter-gatherers moved multi-ton stones before any sedentary technology existed

Evidence

The sheer scale of the operation must have been unprecedented—the stones in the Göbekli site weigh between 7 and 10 tons each, located on a site far away from any other known settlements, at a time when sedentary life, and its benefits, was still nonexistent—there were as yet no writing, masonry, metal tools, and domesticated animals to carry loads. And for what purpose would these hunter-gatherers—if indeed they were that—have built these monuments, which must have incurred spectacular costs in calories, time, and effort? — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 388

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Rocks become meaningful when traced to their role in human origins — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 605