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12,000 Years Old: World’s Oldest Solar Calendar Discovered on Ancient Turkish Pillar


Research at Turkey’s 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe site indicates that carvings on ancient pillars likely represent the world's oldest solar calendar, potentially created to commemorate a catastrophic comet strike that may have spurred the development of civilization. Experts suggest that markings

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