. . . and for some reason stopped.
Posted on 05/13/2006 12:19:52 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu
Brazilian archaeologists have found an ancient stone structure in a remote corner of the Amazon that may cast new light on the region's past.
The site, thought to be an observatory or place of worship, pre-dates European colonisation and is said to suggest a sophisticated knowledge of astronomy.
Its appearance is being compared to the English site of Stonehenge.
It was traditionally thought that before European colonisation, the Amazon had no advanced societies.
Winter solstice
The archaeologists made the discovery in the state of Amapa, in the far north of Brazil.
A total of 127 large blocks of stone were found driven into the ground on top of a hill.
Stone structures in Amapa, Brazil The layout suggests a temple or an observatory
Well preserved and each weighing several tons, the stones were arranged upright and evenly spaced.
It is not yet known when the structure was built, but fragments of indigenous pottery found at the site are thought to be 2,000 years old.
What impressed researchers was the sophistication of the construction.
The stones appear to have been laid out to help pinpoint the winter solstice, when the sun is at its lowest in the sky.
It is thought the ancient people of the Amazon used the stars and phases of the moon to determine crop cycles.
Although the discovery at Amapa is being compared to Stonehenge, the ancient stone circle in southern England, the English site is considerably older.
It is thought to have been erected some time between 3000 and 1600 BC.
It looks like that's where the drive-thru window used to be, to me....:)
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My thought was the "C" stone looked Easter Islandish.
. . . and for some reason stopped.
Someday 'academia' is going to have to open its collective mind to the evidence of the world straddling 'antediluvian' civilization.
In vietman I think they called them "slopes"
It looks like they were starting to carve out a figure of a sitting human with some kind of elongated (equine? bird?) face . . . . . . and for some reason stopped.....
Probably the UFO's flew in and captured all the stone cutters!
Heh-heh.
Check this out: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1631505/posts
WOW!
That is way too heavy for a good son-in-law, with a gin and tonic in his hand, to comprehend on Mother's Day!
Cheers!
Bird's-Eye View Of The Amazon
(Airborne Archaeologist Challenges The Myth Of A Pristine Wilderness)
Penn Arts And Science | 5-30-2004 | Ted Mann
Posted on 05/30/2004 8:31:44 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1144921/posts
Amazonian find stuns researchers
The Seattle Times | 9-20-03 | By Thomas H. Maugh II
Posted on 09/20/2003 9:15:45 PM EDT by vannrox
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/986400/posts
Explorer: Legendary El Dorado Pinpointed
Discovery News | August 12, 2002 | By Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News
Posted on 08/12/2002 7:27:35 PM EDT by vannrox
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/732016/posts
Lost Inca city "El Dorado" discovered in Peruvian Amazon!
Northern Light | Story Filed: Saturday, July 27, 2002 5:02 PM EST
By David Blanco Bonilla. http://www.efe.es
Posted on 07/28/2002 7:05:10 PM EDT by vannrox
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/723732/posts
Human settlements far older than suspected discovered in South America.
DISCOVER Vol. 23 No. 5 (May 2002) | (May 2002) | By John Dorfman
Posted on 04/21/2002 8:41:59 PM EDT by vannrox
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/670296/posts
Going Into The Water: A Survey Of Impact Events
And The Coastal Peoples Of South-East North America
Cambridge Conference Network | 1-09-2002
Posted on 01/17/2002 7:08:32 PM EST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/610489/posts
Amazon related:
Researchers discover trees in Amazon much older than assumed
(Not as helpful with global warming)
Today@UCI | December 8, 2005 | Staff
Posted on 12/13/2005 1:56:43 PM EST by DaveLoneRanger
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1539676/posts
Rain Forest Myth Goes Up in Smoke Over the Amazon
LA Times | Henry Chu
Posted on 06/08/2005 7:11:04 PM EDT by Coleus
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1419117/posts
Vines Spread, Choke Trees in Deepest Amazon Jungle
Reuters | Wed Aug 14, 2:04 PM ET | Peter Graff
Posted on 08/14/2002 6:47:33 PM EDT by anymouse
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/733267/posts
Surprise: Rainforest Grows When It's Dry
LiveScience.com | 3/21/06
Posted on 03/21/2006 11:58:00 AM EST by anymouse
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1600375/posts
It doesn't look all that sophisticated...perhaps it's just the crash site of one of their stone aeroplanes.
Interesting posts, thank you!
:') Sorry for the length.
the first one:
2 men discover what may be hemisphere's oldest seasonal calendar
Orange County Register via Duluth News Tribune | Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | Tom Berg
Posted on 05/02/2006 12:15:49 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1625347/posts
oops, my mistake, this is the first:
Professor shares Andean discovery, a 4,000-year-old temple
Columbia Missourian | April 25, 2006 | Ryan B. Schreiber
Posted on 04/26/2006 11:44:19 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1622258/posts
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