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Oldest-known Solar Eclipse Recorded in Stone

Posted by timothy on from the spurious-precision dept.

XorNand writes: "Astronomy.com is reporting that a scientist, using astronomy simulation software, has correlated ancient stone carvings in Ireland to a solar eclipse that occurred on November 30, 3340 BC. Also interesting are the other pieces of evidence in the area, including the charred remains of 48 people found nearby that were the result of a panicked attempt to appease the sun gods."

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  1. this is pretty lame april fools by TRACK-YOUR-POSITION · · Score: 0, Troll

    geez guyz everyone knows only the moon is ever eclipsed never the sun!!!!!!

  2. Always tough.. by skilef · · Score: 0, Troll

    ..to see whether I'm fooled by april.. Article doesn't seem very accurate: the oldest-known solar eclipse is for sure not this one.. We can calculate them back to way before human existence.
    Couldn't it be grain circles? Those are for real!

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