by Scholars have long seen in the monumental composition of Stonehenge evidence for prehistoric time-reckoning — a Neolithic calendar.
Exactly how such a calendar functioned, however, is unclear.
In a new paper, Bournemouth University Professor Timothy Darvill argues that the numerology of Stonehenge’s sarsen elements materializes a perpetual calendar based on a tropical solar year of 365.25 days.
“The clear solstitial alignment of Stonehenge has prompted people to suggest that the site included some kind of calendar since the antiquarian William Stukeley,” said Professor Darvill, a researcher in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Bournemouth University.
“Now, discoveries brought the issue into sharper focus and indicate the site was a calendar based on a tropical solar year of 365.25 days.”
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Exactly how such a calendar functioned, however, is unclear.
In a new paper, Bournemouth University Professor Timothy Darvill argues that the numerology of Stonehenge’s sarsen elements materializes a perpetual calendar based on a tropical solar year of 365.25 days.
“The clear solstitial alignment of Stonehenge has prompted people to suggest that the site included some kind of calendar since the antiquarian William Stukeley,” said Professor Darvill, a researcher in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Bournemouth University.
“Now, discoveries brought the issue into sharper focus and indicate the site was a calendar based on a tropical solar year of 365.25 days.”
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