America Daily writes “Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery at the ancient site of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey. They have uncovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest calendar. Etched into a 12,000-year-old stone pillar, this finding could significantly alter our understanding of early civilization and the history of timekeeping.
The calendar suggests that ancient humans had accurate timekeeping methods 10,000 years before similar systems were documented in Ancient Greece in 150 BC. The carvings also depict what researchers believe is a comet strike that jump-started a mini-ice age which lasted about 1,200 years, completely wiping out large animals and pushing the development of agriculture and complex societies.
Dr. Martin Sweatman of the University of Edinburgh, who led the research, stated: It appears the inhabitants of Göbekli Tepe were keen observers of the sky. This event might have triggered civilization by initiating a new religion and motivating agricultural developments to cope with the cold climate.
Göbekli Tepe, the oldest artificial structure ever found, was constructed between 9,600 and 8,200 BC, predating Stonehenge by over 6,000 years. A recent analysis by researchers at the University of Edinburgh concluded that one of the site’s pillars was carved as a calendar, featuring 365 ‘V’ symbols representing days and 12 lunar months with 11 additional days. The carvings also feature symbols such as a bird holding a circular disc above a scorpion, which could represent the Greek Scorpion constellation, and a tall bird bending towards a wriggling snake, which may have something to do with the autumnal constellation Ophiuchus.
This suggests ancient people recorded dates using the precession of the Earth’s axis, a method previously believed to have been first used by the ancient Greeks in 150 BC. The main discovery centers on the depiction of a catastrophic comet strike. High levels of platinum and nanodiamonds at the site indicate that a comet struck around 13,000 years ago, marking the most considerable comet impact since the event that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. This event is believed to have created agricultural changes and the development of complex societies in the Fertile Crescent, which makes up modern-day Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon.
Additionally, researchers identified a second pillar depicting the Taurid meteor stream, believed to be the source of the comet fragments. This discovery underscores the profound impact of celestial events on the development of early human civilizations.
The implications of this discovery are vast. It could potentially rewrite the timeline of human civilization and our understanding of ancient societies’ sophistication in astronomy and timekeeping. As further research continues, Göbekli Tepe may reveal even more secrets about our distant past and the early developments that shaped human history.”
Sharon H
Very interesting. Thanks Wes!
Charles R
This site more than any other has aroused factions of researchers conflicting with each other over long thought civilization. The world was coming out of the ice age when something catostrophic happened about 12,800 years ago that brought back the cold for a millenium and a half, and just maybe we will find the answers at Gobekli Tepe. Most scientist, geologist and such dismiss the comet strike that caused this Younger Dryes period, so I find it most interesting that perhaps a stone carving depicts this. I’m sure these same people will also dismiss this. I know Graham Hancock believes the comet hit Greenland and may have broke into other pieces like we witnessed hitting Jupiter not that long ago. A tremendous amount of flooding from spontaneous ice melt would have been a catastrophic total earth event, and maybe shut down the ocean current conveyors that brought about the mini ice age and of course raised sea levels tremendously. I believe that many other ancient cities which always surrounded the oceans and rivers would have been wiped out quickly and now lie in ruins long lost. This could have been the orgions of the stories of Noah and Gilgamesh. I suspect that Gobekli Tepe has many more stories to tell as they excavate this area. Most interesting also is that this site lies between the Tigris and Eufates Rivers, where modern archeologists and Biblical stories site as the cradle of civilization for the cities found to the south in Sumer.