12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe markings may represent the world's oldest solar calendar, linked to a comet strike.

12,000-year-old markings at Turkey's Göbekli Tepe site may represent the world's oldest solar calendar, created as a memorial to a devastating comet strike. Carvings on pillars at the site depict a 365-day solar calendar with 12 lunar months and 11 extra days, suggesting ancient people recorded dates using precession. Researchers believe these observations may have led to the development of religion and agriculture, and that Earth faces increased comet strikes as it orbits through the path of fragments.

August 06, 2024
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