[news] Nabta Playa: The world's first astronomical site was built in Africa and is older than Stonehenge

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Anand Sivaram

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Jun 22, 2020, 8:40:55 AM6/22/20
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Nabta Playa: The world's first astronomical site was built in Africa and is older than Stonehenge

This 7,000-year-old stone circle tracked the summer solstice and the arrival of the annual monsoon season. It's also the oldest known astronomical site on Earth.

sudarshan n

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Jun 22, 2020, 2:36:44 PM6/22/20
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i guessed, it would be of Egypt.bang! it was right.
 Egyptian astronomy is 30000 years! old .very! fascinated people.
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