Oldest Lunar Calendar Found In Scotland

First time accepted submitter eionmac writes "The BBC reports that Archaeologists believe they have discovered the world's oldest lunar 'calendar' in an Aberdeenshire field. Excavations of a field at Crathes Castle found a series of 12 pits which appear to mimic the phases of the moon and track lunar months. A team led by the University of Birmingham suggests the ancient monument was created by hunter-gatherers about 10,000 years ago. The pit alignment, at Warren Field, was first excavated in 2004. The experts who analyzed the pits said they may have contained a wooden post. The Mesolithic calendar is thousands of years older than previous known formal time-measuring monuments created in Mesopotamia. The analysis has been published in the journal Internet Archaeology."

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ahem

[wbr1]

The experts who analyzed the pits said they may have contained a wooden post.

So, first moon post?

Thanks, I'll be here all week. Try the filet mignon.

That settles it

[dkleinsc]

The Scots must be lunatics!

Simple Explanation

[ThatsNotPudding]

All the amazing accomplishments by ancient civilizations can be easily explained.

Nothing good on TV.

Pit may have contained ...

[PPH]

... the First Post!

Late, I know. But someone had to do it.