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> what they thought were the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple dating back to the sixth century BCE... >an astronomical observatory, deemed the first and lar
by 8bitsrule 2y ago
> what they thought were the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple dating back to the sixth century BCE...
>an astronomical observatory, deemed the first and largest such structure yet found
Hmmm. No suggestion of a period/era, despite that last claim of 'first'...
Meantime, much farther up the Nile at Nabta Playa in the Nubian desert is a stone circle dated to circa 7,500 BP.
https://medium.com/@humanoriginproject/the-ancient-astronomy-of-the-nabta-playa-egyptian-stone-circle-c8ecb2800223 https://medium.com/@humanoriginproject/the-ancient-astronomy...