WEB: Strange carvings at worlds oldest monument suggest civilisation began after devastating comet strike
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Markings on a stone pillar at a 12,000 year-old archaeological site in Turkey likely represent the world’s oldest calendar, according to a new study. The research claims it shows that civilization began after a devastating comet strike that wiped out most of humanity 13,000 years ago, forcing survivors to rethink their priorities.
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The Göbekli Tepe site, in southern Turkey, comprises a number of stone circles, animal carvings and strange markings. For years, researchers have pondered the meanings of the carvings, which are thought to predate Stonehenge by many thousands of years. Archaeologists at the University of Edinburgh have now managed to decipher the markings on one of the pillars, and believe it represents the world’s oldest calendar.
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The carvings suggest that the calendar was created around 12,000 years ago, just after the Younger Dryas impact event, which is thought to have wiped out 90% of the Earth’s population. The researchers believe that the survivors of the event were forced to rethink their priorities, and that the Göbekli Tepe calendar was a way of keeping track of time and ensuring the community’s survival.
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