Built by an Unknown Culture, This Is The Oldest Sun Observatory in The Americas

https://www.sciencealert.com ^ | 29 MARCH 2022 | CARLY CASSELLA

[Red Badger]

PinGGG!.....................

[redfog]

That’s cool - thanks for posting!

“But does anybody really know what time it is...?”

[Red Badger]

Half past March......................

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

wow

[Texas Fossil]

Reminds me of the 3 slabs of rock with spiral behind them found in Chaco Canyon, in NM. It predicted precisely the Spring and Fall Equinox (Vernal & Autumnal) and the Solstices (Summer & Winter).

Still works.

Last I heard it is not possible to see any more, they closed the site because of vandalism.

[MayflowerMadam]

“Does anybody really care?”

[Red Badger]

Damned taggers....................

[Fester Chugabrew]

“Half-past the monkey’s . . . .”

[moovova]

[moovova]

“I can’t imagine why...”

[Texas Fossil]

“taggers”? (never heard that word before)

had to look it up.

graffitists

[rlmorel]

Dang! I thought that first image was the prototype of the 8-Track Cassette!!!

[Carl Vehse]

If the "carefully placed" towers enabled this ancient civilization to predict the time of year within two or three days, how did they previously predict the time of year accurately within two or three days to know where to carefully place and build the towers that would enable them to predict the time of year within two or three days?

It's the old chicken vs. egg dilemma

[Yardstick]

Very cool. First time I’ve heard of this, which surprises me a little.

I wonder how far the observation points are from the row of towers? Would be interesting to see an aerial view showing both.

[Red Badger]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/watch-pair-of-taggers-caught-on-camera-tagging-mount-baker-tunnel/ar-AATknRl

[Openurmind]

Thank you. I have been studying that area and valley for quite awhile now mapping ruins. There was a huge complex and populated community up and down that valley. Much bigger than assumed. Almost as large as the Lake Titicaca area.

[logi_cal869]

Interesting, but unsurprising.

We know even less about the much, MUCH earlier megalith civilization(s) which appear to span multiple continents.

[Openurmind]

“If the “carefully placed” towers enabled this ancient civilization to predict the time of year within two or three days, how did they previously predict the time of year accurately within two or three days to know where to carefully place and build the towers that would enable them to predict the time of year within two or three days?”

Near to these are a couple natural straight ridges with outcroppings sticking up and similarly arranged and aligned. I would theorize that previous solar observations of these natural ridges and outcroppings inspired the more accurate man made structure to be built closer to the main complex.

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

When I was there in 1978 you couldn’t go up there without a park ranger. The trail was supposedly infested with rattle snakes still from the time of the Anasazi.