Representations of calendars and time at Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe support an astronomical interpretation of their symbolism

Martin B. Sweatman, 2024. Time and Mind.

Counts V-shaped marks on Pillar 43 and reads them as a lunisolar calendar of 365 days, repeating the comet thesis.

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The "oldest calendar" claim, recorded with its standing.

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The V marks and animals on Pillar 43 record a 365-day lunisolar calendar and a comet impact of about 10950 BC.

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Göbekli Tepe

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What do the reliefs and the V marks on Pillar 43 mean?

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Sweatman, M. B. (2024). Representations of calendars and time at Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe support an astronomical interpretation of their symbolism. Time and Mind. https://doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2024.2373876

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Sweatman, Martin B.. “Representations of calendars and time at Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe support an astronomical interpretation of their symbolism.” Time and Mind (2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2024.2373876.