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- Aug 21, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
A 6,500-Year-Old Sanctuary Near Chleby Predates Stonehenge by 1,000 Years
- The sanctuary near Chleby in Czechia is an almost circular enclosure about 230 metres across, with twelve entrances at uneven intervals that appear deliberately placed[1]
- Organic remains give an age of about 6,500 years, more than 1,000 years before Stonehenge[1]
- One sight line follows the Moon's extreme positions over its roughly 18-year cycle; another links the summer solstice sunrise with the winter solstice sunset, a pattern also seen at Stonehenge[1]
- The University of West Bohemia in Pilsen carried out the excavations; bull skulls and horns in the ditch suggest ritual animal sacrifice[1]
- Bronze Age burials and Iron Age settlement remains show the site's role changed over time; circular enclosures of this date were previously unknown in the region[2]
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- [1]90%archaeologymag.com/2026/08/czech-sanctuary-linked-to-the-sun-and-moonarchaeologymag.com· Posted Oct 1, 2026· Starts Aug 21, 2026 ✓· 53% of score
Archaeology Magazine reported the discovery on 21 August 2026, and Gizmodo[2] and Expats.cz report the same sanctuary and age.
- [2]75%Archaeologists Uncover a Circular Sanctuary That Tracked the Sun and Moon 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge - Gizmodogizmodo.com· Published Sep 1, 2026· 47% of score
Science and technology site report on the enclosure, its alignments and its date.[1]
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