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[105] [110] Having found similar structures at Nevalı Çori, Schmidt recognized the possibility that the stone slabs were not grave markers as supposed by Benedict, but the tops of prehistoric megaliths. He began excavations the following year and soon unearthed the first of the huge T-shaped pillars. [69]
They are claimed to be a series of 12,000-year old granite discs with inscribed markings that represent an account of an extraterrestrial crash landing on Earth. Extensive inquiries have found no record of the stones being displayed in any of the world's museums, nor of the existence of any person allegedly involved with their discovery and ...
Photos show the worn-down stone tools. The Neolithic age began in about 10,000 B.C., according to Britannica. The Lianhua’ao Island site and its weathered tombs were at least 12,000 years old ...
Stone arch at Pedra Furada. Pedra Furada (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɛdɾɐ fuˈɾadɐ], meaning pierced rock) is an important collection of over 800 archaeological sites in the state of Piauí, Brazil. These include hundreds of rock paintings dating from circa 12,000 years before present. [1]
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.
Less obviously visible but equally impressive are the historical treasures, some more than 12,000 years old, that can be found underground. Some are well known.
Expansion of early modern humans from Africa. The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age.Very broadly, it dates to between 50,000 and 12,000 years ago (the beginning of the Holocene), according to some theories coinciding with the appearance of behavioral modernity in early modern humans.
The excavations at the site revealed a Natufian village which includes a large and complex cemetery building, [dubious – discuss] a large number of stone buildings, and unique facilities. According to three carbon-14 dates, the site dates to a period between 12,550 and 12,000 years before our time (calibrated dates).