World oldest calendar found at 13000 year old temple in Turkey

Scientists have found a 13,000-year-old calendar in Turkey. Here, a huge stone pillar has been carved with such carvings that scientists consider it to be the world’s oldest solar and lunar calendar. It is believed that this calendar may have been made to mark the attack of a destructive comet. Let us know what the study says about this old discovery.

Archaeologists have found some carvings in Gobekli Tepe in southern Turkey which are engraved on stone. Gobekli Tepe is a famous archaeological site in southern Turkey which is known for its large number of temples. The paintings found on them are a center of attraction for the world. Time and Mind A study published July 24 in the journal .via) was made in which a 13 thousand year old calendar has been mentioned.

university of edinburgh According to the study, there are 365 V-shaped marks on the pillar. Researchers believe that each mark represents one day. The entire calendar has 12 lunar months and 11 extra days. Apart from the V-shaped marks, researchers have also found a bird-like demon imprinted here, which also has a similar V-shaped mark around its neck. It is believed that this picture shows the summer solstice constellation of that time.

Another important thing about these paintings is that they must have been made around 10850 BC. And at that time, a comet must have attacked the Earth, which must have been recorded by these carvings. The paintings show that the people of that time could record their study of the Sun, Moon and constellations in the form of a solar calendar.

Researchers believe that the impact of the comet attack would have been so great that it would have started an ice age on Earth. This event would have been enough to bring about a cultural change in Gobekli Tepe. And as a result of this, a new sect or religion would have started here. Martin Sweatman, an engineer at the University of Edinburgh and author of the study, says that the residents of Gobekli Tepe were very curious about the events happening in the sky and constantly studied it. It is possible that their world would have been destroyed by a comet at that time.