Mysterious 3,200-year-old stone carvings in Turkey finally revealed as ancient Hittite calendar and map of the cosmos

Daily Mail UK ^ | 16 Jun 2021 | Dan Avery

[blueplum]

Yazılıkaya rock sanctuary near Ankara depicts more than 90 figures carved into limestone walls Lesser gods are seen marching toward the sun-goddess Hebat and the storm-god Teshub, the supreme deities Archaeologists believe the figures function as an ancient calendar, tracking the lunar cycles and the passing months They also explain the Hittite cosmos, divided into Earth, sky and the Underworld The reliefs were uncovered in 1834 but only now is their purpose clear

[blueplum]

it's a lengthy article but interesting, especially about how the Hittities kept the Metonic cycle, 700 years earlier than thought, by moving stones on benches beneath the carvings

[Bikkuri]

Lucky the muzzies haven’t destroyed it yet.

[Nabron]

“Lucky the muzzies haven’t destroyed it yet.”

They hadn’t known what it was... Until NOW.

[Texas Fossil]

My exact thoughts. Turkey is full of ISIS that Erdoo the Islamist Dictator of Turkey protects.

They have many times destroyed archeology sites, because they don’t fit their story line.

[Bikkuri]

I'm still ticked off about Bamiyan... 💢😡💢

[Texas Fossil]

Yes.

And several years ago our NATO Ally(??), Turkey, destroyed an ancient ruin in N. Syria by bombing it.

And they are the only nation that I know of that bombs cemeteries. And builds public urinals over the remains of cemeteries (of those resisting their rule).

Despicable Vermin.

[98charlie]

Why? It was an idol and an affront to God.

[SMARTY]

For sure!!

[GreyFriar]

Hittite ping

[Bikkuri]

It was part of history and culture.

[Oatka]

Yazılıkaya rock sanctuary near Ankara depicts more than 90 figures carved into limestone walls Lesser gods are seen marching toward the sun-goddess Hebat and the storm-god Teshub

Reminds me of this:

[Oatka]

I'm still ticked off about Bamiyan...
Why? It was an idol and an affront to God.

If God is omnipotent, what's he afraid of? Sounds more like a turf war.

[GOPJ]

And several years ago our NATO Ally(??), Turkey, destroyed an ancient ruin in N. Syria by bombing it. And they are the only nation that I know of that bombs cemeteries. And builds public urinals over the remains of cemeteries (of those resisting their rule).

Antifa tore down statues of people they didn't agree with... same narrow minded mentality. Different time people... If antifa could have built outhouses over their destruction they would have... human filth is human filth is human filth... no matter the time - no matter the 'religion'. And yeah, antifa is a cult religion.

[Texas Fossil]

Antifa’s religion is Atheism and HATE.

[GOPJ]

I was thinking ‘chaos’ but ‘atheism and hate’ fit too.

[Texas Fossil]

It is a branch of the same tree.

This is the oldest battle that mankind faces.

Atheists deny the connection and think that man can perfect himself over time. The ones at the top in that structure are seduced by the father of lies himself. Do you remember seeing the cold hollow eyes of Al Baghdadi (ISIS leader) or those of Charles Manson, or those of Adolf Hitler?

Closer to the subject of today? Gretchen Whitmer, Zuckerberg, Dorsey, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Swalwell, Lauri Lightfoot, Gavin Newsom. No not all to the same degree, but each have empty eyes and hearts. The more they lie daily the worse it gets and the more frantic they get.

[SunkenCiv]

Yazılıkaya: A 3000-year-old Hittite mystery may finally be solved
A 3200-year-old sanctuary once described as the Sistine Chapel of Hittite religious art could have acted as a calendar that was centuries ahead of its time
19 June 2019
By Colin Barras
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232353-600-yazilikaya-a-3000-year-old-hittite-mystery-may-finally-be-solved/

[SunkenCiv]

One of *those* topics. "Again, six hundred years."

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks GreyFriar. Digest ping as well.

Slow week.

• At underwater site, research team finds 9,000-year-old stone artifacts [06/15/2021]
• Australia's Largest Dinosaur – The Southern Titan – Has Just Stomped Into the Record Books! [06/15/2021]
• Rare Viking Embroidery Found in 1000-Year-Old Grave in Norway [06/14/2021]
• Salt erosion decaying world's oldest cave painting at rapid pace [06/14/2021]

[BenLurkin]

Battle for souls, FRiend. A lot more than a “turf war”.