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Ancient Solar Calendar - Turkey

August 21 , 2024 18 hrs 0 min 19 0
  • Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest, 12,000 years old calendar.
  • The ancient carving of the sun, moon, and various constellations sits on a pillar in Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey.
  • Researchers believe that ancient people used this so-called lunisolar calendar to mark the changing of the seasons.
  • Apparently, it even recorded a falling comet.
  • The Göbekli Tepe site is home to the world’s oldest known manmade structures.
  • They predate Stonehenge of England by over 6,000 years.

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