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by pps 6y ago
https://astronomy.com/news/2020/09/gobekli-tepe-the-worlds-first-astronomical-observatory https://astronomy.com/news/2020/09/gobekli-tepe-the-worlds-f...
> Hancock's ideas have helped fuel the surge of interest in Gobekli Tepe as an ancient observatory. But he has an even more fantastical claim about the vulture and other carvings on Pillar 43. He believes, again without evidence, that it's an ancient constellation diagram that shows the winter solstice against a backdrop of today’s modern sky.
- RikNieu 6y agoA team from the University of Edinburgh School of Engineering doesn't think it's too crazy. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322150872_Decoding_Gobekli_Tepe_with_archaeoastronomy_What_does_the_fox_say https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322150872_Decoding_...
- pps 6y agoYou might want to read the article from astronomy.com, part of it is based on this paper. ("In 2017, a pair of chemical engineers made global headlines [...]")