Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient civilization. Marking a massive comet strike as the start, ...

Researchers believe they have uncovered theoldest solar calendar in human history. It is supposedly a 12,000-year-old monument found in Göbekli Tepe, southern Turkey. Its existence has been known for ...

At first glance, the V-shaped symbols carved onto the pillars at Gobekli Tepe — an archaeological site in southern Turkey — don’t look like much compared to the adjacent animal shapes depicting the ...

For as long as humans have existed, they’ve looked up at the stars. Whether searching for prophecy or navigational guidance, humans have assigned meaning to stars’ location and illumination in the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient ...

Ozan Kose / AFP via Getty Images At first glance, the V-shaped symbols carved onto the pillars at Gobekli Tepe — an archaeological site in southern Turkey — don’t look like much compared to the ...