Early Celtic 'Stonehenge' discovered in Germany's Black Forest

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 10:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A huge early Celtic calendar construction has been discovered in the royal tomb of Magdalenenberg, nearby Villingen-Schwenningen in Germany's Black Forest. This discovery was made by researchers when they evaluated old excavation plans. The order of the burials around the central royal tomb fits exactly with the sky constellations of the Northern hemisphere.

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