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'Oldest star chart' found

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 21 January 2003  Page Views: 2433

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The oldest image of a star pattern, that of the famous constellation of Orion, has been recognised on an ivory tablet some 32,500 years old. The tiny sliver of mammoth tusk contains a carving of a man-like figure with arms and legs outstretched in the same pose as the stars of Orion.

The claim is made by Dr Michael Rappenglueck, formerly of the University of Munich who is already renowned for his pioneering work locating star charts painted on the walls of prehistoric caves.

The tablet also contains mysterious notches, carved on its sides and on its back. These could be a primitive "pregnancy" calendar, designed to estimate when a pregnant woman will give birth.

More, with picture, BBC News.
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Re: 'Oldest star chart' found by Anonymous on Wednesday, 18 June 2003
there is a rock carving at Tassili in the Sahara which shows a man (with a dog's head) with a bow in his right hand, followed by a dog. What makes this look like on Orion depiction, apart from the sytance and the dog (canus major) is the curving line that starts from his left foot (the star Rigel). This is the constellation Eridanus, shown emerging from Orion's left foot on all early star maps.
This carbing is reproduced in the Larousse encyc of World Mythology p22
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Re: 'Oldest star chart' found by baz on Monday, 27 January 2003
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It doesn`t look like a star chart to me.

On the back, there`s supposed to be a `pregnancy calendar`. I doubt that, too.
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Re: 'Oldest star chart' found by Anonymous on Thursday, 23 January 2003
A truly interesting article.
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    Re: 'Oldest star chart' found by Elf on Monday, 27 January 2003
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    again, gives one pause to consider what we know and what may be actually true.
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