At Karahan Tepe during winter solstice, sunlight hits a carved head emerging from bedrock for 45 minutes! Hugh Newman and JJ Ainsworth documented this in Dec 2021. Serpentine neck & V-neck decoration proves solar astronomy ~12,000 years ago.
Karahan Tepe winter solstice alignment discovered
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Key facts
- Winter solstice sunrise alignment discovered at Karahan Tepe by Hugh Newman and JJ Ainsworth in Dec 2021
- Light hits a carved head emerging from bedrock for 45 minutes during winter solstice
- Site dates to 11,400 years ago
- The pillar shrine (Structure AB) is carved entirely from bedrock
- The head has a serpentine neck, V-neck decoration, and is three times the size of a human head
- Andrew Collins noted the eyes look toward the hole where winter solstice light enters
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Sources
megalithomania.co.uk
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