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<< Our Photo Pages >> Parta Neolithic Sanctuary - Ancient Temple in Romania

Submitted by mfrincu on Sunday, 09 August 2015  Page Views: 5318

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Parta Neolithic Sanctuary Alternative Name: The Parta Altar
Country: Romania
NOTE: This site is 38.936 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Timisoara  Nearest Village: Parta
Latitude: 45.627194N  Longitude: 21.117083E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
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mfrincu visited on 31st Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: -1 Amb: 3 Access: 4 I have visited the reconstruction inside the museum while filming for an episode in my documentary on the first astronomers. The temple is awesome, way more impressive than the pictures. The statues are simply astonishing.

Parta Neolithic Sanctuary
Parta Neolithic Sanctuary submitted by mfrincu : Panoramic view of the sanctuary as reconstructed in the Museum of Banat. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Romania

The neolithic sanctuary from Parta is a 6000 year old temple dedicated to the bull cult. The entire structure is reconstructed at a 1:2 scale inside the Museum of Banat in Timisoara, Romania which is currently closed for renovations. Inside the temple archeologists have uncovered traces of various offerings in the form of primitive cereals. Two beautiful side by side statues, one representing a bull and another a women were discovered inside. They are indicative of some sort of cult of fertility. What is most interesting in this place is that it exhibits a solar alignment at the equinoxes when the Sun light enters through a hole in the eastern wall and touches the bull head. Another interesting aspect is that during its construction the Sun had its vernal equinox sunrise in the ancient constellation of Taurus.

There is an interesting simulation of the complex that can be seen here: http://arheologie.ulbsibiu.ro/santiere/parta/expozitievirtuala/expozitie%20virtuala%20neo%20eneolitica.wmv
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Parta Neolithic Sanctuary
Parta Neolithic Sanctuary submitted by mfrincu : The altar with the bull and female heads on it. They faced the sunset at the equinoxes. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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