A Thousand Years Older than Stonehenge. Archaeologists Explore Ancient Czech Sanctuary

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Prehistoric people worshipped the Sun and Moon here six and a half thousand years ago. That's how old a sanctuary near the village of Chleby in the Nymburk region is, according to the latest findings of scientists. It is one of the oldest monuments in Central Europe, the famous British Stonehenge is a thousand years younger, the Egyptian pyramids two thousand.

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Pilsen - Archaeologists led by scientists from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (UWB) are examining a sanctuary near the village of Chleby in the Nymburk region. According to them, the over 6,500-year-old sanctuary served as a ritual center connected to the movements of the Sun and Moon. They have now discovered that it is one of the oldest monuments in Central Europe, a thousand years older than Britain's Stonehenge, UWB spokeswoman And…