Ancient Astronomical Calendar Discovered in Scotland Predates Stonehenge by 6,000 Years

universetoday.com ^ | August 7, 2013 | David Dickinson on

[BenLurkin]

A team from the University of Birmingham recently announced an astronomical discovery in Scotland marking the beginnings of recorded time.

Announced last month in the Journal of Internet Archaeology, the Mesolithic monument consists of a series of pits near Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Estimated to date from 8,000 B.C., this 10,000 year old structure would pre-date calendars discovered in the Fertile Crescent region of the Middle East by over 5,000 years.

[BenLurkin]

[BenLurkin]

May be of interest....

[rightwingextremist1776]

Or just an early golf course.....

[donmeaker]

Ach! Global Warming!

[BenLurkin]

Aberdeenshire

[OldNewYork]

Interesting.

[Standing Wolf]

I was able to follow some of the article. I might have understood it better as a high school kid.

[justa-hairyape]

Cool. That is where my ancient Scottish Clan is from. And speaking for those ancients, I just must say, what the heck have done to the place ?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

[ElkGroveDan]

an astronomical discovery in Scotland marking the beginnings of recorded time.

[Nowhere Man]

I’ve always been fascinated by Doggerland because if they had cars then, they could have driven from Europe to the UK. The downside is if history ran the same course, Hitler could have tried to invade the UK too. Still, I think Doggerland would resemble a temperate climate Texas with all those oil rigs that would have been in the North Sea otherwise.

[TheOldLady]

Ping.

Scotland first, Scotland forever!

[MattinNJ]

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