Tarihin Sıfır Noktasında Obstetrinin İzleri

Abstract

Göbeklitepe: a temple or a gathering place, or perhaps a gigantic burial tumulus. It could be all or none. What is certain is that it is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in history. The only female figure in Göbeklitepe, perhaps the first in history; Women Figured Piece. She lies naked on her back with her legs drawn to her stomach. Although some archaeologists say that this drawing indicates preparation for sexual intercourse given the woman's highly enlarged labia, others believe this depiction reflects the woman giving birth. This article is about woman and labor at zero point in history from an obstetricians' eye. After examining the image, as obstetricians, we propose a similar possibility: breech delivery. This means that the female figure Tin Göbeklitepe may have been incidentally depicting a condition that the medical community could only define, predict, and correctly approach after thousands of years. Women Figured Piece represents the symbiotic relationship between art, medicine, and history. This drawing, which we can safely call the only legacy of women in the first known settlement in human history, may also be one of the first depicted medical events in world history. In addition, the best indicator that gynecology and obstetrics were born with humanity and will continue as long as human beings exist is this woman, who gave birth at this zero point in history.