How Stone Age Britons were the first to invent a calendar with rocks in a pit

Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 7-14-2013 | Shari Miller

[Renfield]

Their stone tools may have been simple and their dwellings made from simple straw huts, but ancient Britons were in fact ahead of the times - literally - when it came to the world's first ever calendar.

That's the claim of archaeologists who believe they have found evidence of a giant 'year clock' capable of tracking lunar months and the changing seasons in a field near Banchory in Aberdeenshire.

Dating back 10,000 years, it is twice the age of time-keeping systems created by the ancient Mesopotamians, which were thought to be the world's oldest.....

[Renfield]

Time keepers: An ancient calendar found in a field near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, dates back 10,000 years

[Renfield]

Ping

[TigersEye]

And here I thought I came up with that idea. Oh well, maybe I can use it as a BBQ pit.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Had to be some caveman’s wife who was upset he missed her birthday and their anniversary for the 10th time.

[Gay State Conservative]

Interesting.The Romans invented wide scale water distribution,the Brits invented the calendar and the Religion of Pieces invented the suicide vest.

[Bigg Red]

Fascinating stuff.

But the mid-winter solstice? Is that related to the winter solstice?

[bgill]

it is twice the age of time-keeping systems created by the ancient Mesopotamians, which were thought to be the world's oldest

I have to laugh everytime scientists have to reevaluate their previous be all to end all findings when something new pops up.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Renfield.