Ancient carvings in Turkey could be earliest solar calendar

[Still Waters]

Markings on a stone pillar at a 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Turkey likely represent the world's oldest solar calendar, created as a memorial to a devastating comet strike, experts suggest.

The markings at Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey—an ancient complex of temple-like enclosures adorned with intricately carved symbols—could record an astronomical event that triggered a key shift in human civilization, researchers say.

Fresh analysis of V-shaped symbols carved onto pillars at the site has found that each V could represent a single day. This interpretation allowed researchers to count a solar calendar of 365 days on one of the pillars, consisting of 12 lunar months plus 11 extra days.

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-ancient-turkey-earliest-solar-calendar.html

 Research, published in Time and Mind

[lightly]

 (If it’s an accurate interpretation of the markings?)    It’s Amazing !*    ..how did they record the information?  The Solar/Lunar observations?  Sort of a long explanation to be passed down verbally!!*??   Anyway, it’s amazing what they Knew ,and Figured out!, that long ago!!     Although, what’s 15,000 or 20,000 years compared to all of human history???     …when did Human History begin?    ( Piney.. cormac.. Hammer.. Abe.. ??? 

Edited August 6 by lightly

[Abramelin]

1 hour ago, Still Waters said:

Markings on a stone pillar at a 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Turkey likely represent the world's oldest solar calendar, created as a memorial to a devastating comet strike, experts suggest.

The markings at Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey—an ancient complex of temple-like enclosures adorned with intricately carved symbols—could record an astronomical event that triggered a key shift in human civilization, researchers say.

Fresh analysis of V-shaped symbols carved onto pillars at the site has found that each V could represent a single day. This interpretation allowed researchers to count a solar calendar of 365 days on one of the pillars, consisting of 12 lunar months plus 11 extra days.

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-ancient-turkey-earliest-solar-calendar.html

 Research, published in Time and Mind

The whole idea of there being a comet strike around 10,800 bce has been debunked some time ago.

 

Edited August 6 by Abramelin

[Piney]

On 8/6/2024 at 10:37 AM, Abramelin said:

The whole idea of there being a comet strike around 10,800 bce has been debunked some time ago.

 

And Sweatman is another one that's full of poo. 

[jethrofloyd]

Is this man Sweetman the long lost tween-double of Graham Hancock? Btw,  this is always nice to see a pic of this remarkable plats Göbekli Tepe