This bone plaque from Abri Blanchard has 37 lines and 87 pits on one side, 35 lines and 54 pits on the other. Alexander Marshack interpreted the markings as 11 lunar cycles. If it begins and ends with new moon, it spans a lunar year.
Aurigny Lartet Bone: 11-Month Lunar Cycle Notation
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📍 Abri Lartet
Key facts
- Bone plaque from Abri Lartet shelter, France
- Age: over 30,000 years old
- Face 1 has 37 lines and 87 pits
- Face 2 has 35 lines and 54 pits
- 121 engraved notches along edge
- Alexander Marshack interpreted markings as representing 11 lunar cycles
- If notation begins and ends with new moon, it spans a lunar year
- Half of artifacts from excavations are missing
Sources
[PDF] Physiological Events Built in Abri Blanchard Bone Under Palæolithic ...wwjmrd.com
Alexander Marshack, the pioneer researcher in this field, accepted cave and wall culture among the Upper Palæolithic people. He also appreciated the fertility ...
Rock art theories IX - Bradshaw Foundationbradshawfoundation.com
Art as Information is believed to be especially evident on bones and antlers. Alexander Marshak carried out extensive research in this field ...
[PDF] Upper Paleolithic Notation Systems in Prehistoric Europepenn.museum
5b. Markshack's schematic representation of the engraved lines and pits on the bone plaque from the Abri Lartet. The groups of marks have been laid out linearly ...
The gate of the year - Le Porte dell'Annoleportedellanno.unito.it
Reconstruction of the moon cycles represented on the bone plate from the Abri Blanchard, according to the interpretation given by A. Marshack (1972). [Image: ...
Astronomy at Abri Blanchard - Cave Script Translation Projectcavescript.org
This article builds on Alexander Marshack's study of a 35000 year old bone, and demonstrates that the notation portrays both a lunar and a solar calendar.
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