Ancient Calendar, Recently Discovered, May Document a Long-Ago Disaster
The markings on a pillar in southern Turkey are more than decorations on the stone, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh says. They may memorialize a time when comet fragments struck Earth. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Archaeology and Anthropology
Topics: Earth, struck, fragments, comet, memorialize, Edinburgh, University, researcher, stone, decorations, Turkey, southern, pillar, markings, Disaster, Long-Ago, Document, Discovered, Recently, Calendar, Ancient
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/world/asia/worlds-oldest-calendar-gobekli-tepe.html