What is the “German Stonehenge” (photo)
It is the oldest Observatory in the world.
In the German commune of Gosek have an amazing building called circle goseck. It consists of several concentric ditches with a diameter of 75 meters and palisade rings with a height of about 2.5 meters with multiple gates in different places.
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An unusual structure was discovered in 1991, but full-scale excavations were conducted only in 2002. A few years later, the complex was restored, and now he has almost the same view that thousands of years ago.
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In the course of research, archaeologists found out that the circle goseck had a strict astronomical orientation: it is the South gate coincide exactly with the points of sunrise and sunset during the winter solstice. This gave scientists the idea that the complex was an Observatory, and since it was built no later than 4900 BC, the circle goseck can be called the oldest of the currently known astronomical laboratories in the world.
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Circle goseck is often called the German Stonehenge, but scientists estimate that it was built several thousand years before the British advance.
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Archaeologists also found that the structure in Geseke was not only an Observatory but also a venue of religious rites. During excavations at the South-Eastern gate was discovered the headless skeleton, which, according to experts, was the result of sacrifice.
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