6,500-Year-Old Czech Sanctuary May Have Tracked the Sun and Moon 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge
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6,500-year-old Czech sanctuary may have tracked the Sun and Moon 1,000 years before Stonehenge
Archaeologists investigating a vast prehistoric enclosure in the Czech Republic say the 6,500-year-old monument may have functioned as a ceremonial sanctuary aligned with important movements of the Sun and Moon — more than 1,000 years before Stonehenge. The almost circular monument near Chleby measures approximately 230 metres in diameter and was surrounded by a ditch more than 2.5 metres deep. Most unusually, archaeologists have identified 12 i…
Fantastic: Archaeologists discover 6,500 years old ritual center in the Czech Republic. The facility near Chleby is precisely aligned to astronomical cycles.
Archaeologists from the University of West Bohemia (UWB) have discovered a monumental sanctuary in the Czech Republic, dating back more than 6,500 years, considered one of the oldest ritual centers in Central Europe. The structure, located near the town of Chleby, predates the famous Stonehenge, which could alter our understanding of the distribution of major Neolithic sanctuaries on the continent. The monumental structure, over 6,500 years old,…
A team of archaeologists, led by the University of Western Bohemia (UWB), has brought to light in the vicinity of the town of Chleby, in the present-day Czech Republic, a monumental structure that dates back more than 6,500 years and is set up as one of the oldest ritual centers in Europe [...]
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