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Oldest Astronomical Megalith Alignment

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:21.
  • Ancient (BCE-40 CE)
  • Engineering
  • Physical Sciences
  • Secondary Source
  • University
URL: 

http://www.colorado.edu/PublicRelations/NewsReleases/1998/Oldest_Astronomical_Megalith_A.html

Author: 
J. McKim Malville
Excerpt: 

OLDEST ASTRONOMICAL MEGALITH ALIGNMENT
DISCOVERED IN SOUTHERN EGYPT BY SCIENCE TEAM
An assembly of huge stone slabs found in Egypt’s Sahara Desert that date from about 6,500 years to 6,000 years ago has been confirmed by scientists to be the oldest known astronomical alignment of megaliths in the world

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