Czech excavation reveals ancient sun-and-moon aligned ceremonial site predating Stonehenge by a millennium
Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have uncovered a prehistoric ritual structure oriented to the sun and moon. The site is estimated to be about 1,000 years older than Stonehenge, making it one of the oldest known solar-aligned monuments in the region. The discovery sheds new light on early ceremonial practices in Central Europe.
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The enclosure's ditch spanned roughly 230 meters in diameter and descended 2.5 meters, with twelve openings distributed around its circumference. Researchers believe
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