Karahunj (Zorats Karer)
MegalithicMiddle EastArmeniac. 5,500 BCEPre-historic Armenian (disputed)
'Armenian Stonehenge' in southern Armenia. 223 standing basalt stones, many with bored holes pointing at specific stars. Claimed astronomical observatory dating to ~5500 BCE, which would make it one of the oldest observatories on Earth. Date contested by mainstream archaeology; the bored holes themselves are not.
Look Closer — this site carries open questions: stones heavier than the period's tools could lift; geometry beyond period explanation.
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