Aurigny Lartet Bone: 11-Month Lunar Cycle Notation. Bone plaque from Abri Lartet shelter, France Age: over 30,000 years old Face 1 has 37 lines and 87 pits
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.
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
Related site: Abri en construction — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Ancient Astronomy Deciphered Aurignacian Sky Birth Control by DeDunking