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The sarsen numbers encode a 365.25-day calendar (Darvill).

The sarsen numbers encode a 365.25-day calendar (Darvill).

DisputedAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

DisputedNone pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • The stone counts match calendar units without special pleading and have Neolithic parallels.

What would rule it out

  • Demonstration that the counts and astronomy are mis-stated.

Evidence none for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The sarsen numbers encode a 365.25-day calendar (Darvill). [Answer ANS0CRWPPXE3570]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPPXE3570
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