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

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

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

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

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None 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 proposal rests on numerology, astronomical error and unsupported analogy.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPQ582Q15/the-proposal-rests-on-numerology-astronomical-error-and)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What was Stonehenge for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPDCR161H/what-was-stonehenge-for)

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

## Cite it

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