Map Of The "starry Sky": Where Did The Megalithic Petroglyphs Come From In The Crimean Steppe - Alternative View

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Map Of The "starry Sky": Where Did The Megalithic Petroglyphs Come From In The Crimean Steppe - Alternative View
Map Of The "starry Sky": Where Did The Megalithic Petroglyphs Come From In The Crimean Steppe - Alternative View

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Map underfoot

Every corner of Crimea is amazing, history was made on every centimeter of the earth. In the depths of the centuries, they allow you to look at the historical monuments that abound in the Crimean land. Many of them are known all over the world, some, although discovered, have not yet been fully investigated. The rock with "calyx marks", probably dating back to the megalithic era, is also considered to be such. It is located in the Pervomaisky district, next to the Krasnoperekopsk - Simferopol highway, between the villages of Voikovo and Grishino.

In general, Crimea is one of the few places on the planet that can boast of megalithic structures. Suffice it to recall the Skel menhirs in the Baydar Valley (Balaklava district of Sevastopol), a menhir and a through window in the rock in the Bogaz-Sala gully near Bakhchisaray, cromlechs on the South Bank near Alushta and in the Belogorsk district. It is not known for certain who, when and for what purpose built them. We can only speculate about this and build hypotheses. One of them says: these structures were erected for astronomical observations, as well as timing.

Almost every attempt to investigate the Crimean menhirs and cromlechs leads to the search for similar structures in other regions of the planet. For example, compared with the famous Stonehenge.

Our monuments, most likely, are also intended to record certain stages of solar and lunar time. It is noteworthy that mysterious signs are also referred to as monuments of astroarcheology - round pits, rings, depressions, arcs, grooves carved on rocks. Such "cup-shaped marks" are characteristic monuments of the megalithic era in Scotland and Ireland. The marks in the Crimean steppe, the "star map" in the Pervomaisky district are similar to them. They were investigated in 1999 by Crimean scientists Alexander and Andrey Yenami. In their article they write that they named the open rock with "cup-shaped marks" Kara-Khoja (after the name of a village that once existed nearby).

Wells and grooves

What is this rock? Its surface, protruding above the sod, is small. Holes and grooves of various sizes are carved on it by the hand of an unknown master. Scientists have counted about a hundred holes. At first it seems that they are chaotically located on a rock slab, but an inquisitive eye will notice that the system is grouped around one, the largest, central hole with a rim. Some are connected by lines. Attention is also drawn to two parallel grooves, which have drawn all this "starry sky" and go under the sod. Undoubtedly, part of this ancient picture is hidden from our sight by reclaimed soil.

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Alexander and Andrey Yeny note in their scientific article: the true dimensions of the rock, like a lens emerging among the steppe, will only allow further excavations to be established. Scientists suggest that this is another monument of the megalithic era. And they wonder what it really was: either a map of the area, or an astronomical observatory, or a calendar …

Wells too

The researchers learned about the Kara-Khoja rock from one of the local residents. It turned out that the locals know quite well about the existence of "calyx-shaped depressions", but no one knows what it is. The head of the Grishevsky village council, Vladimir Dovgal, in a conversation with us, said: we are the first in his memory of the visitors who are interested in this "map of the starry sky." Elena Krestyaninova, head of the Pervomaisky district administration, says that she learned about this monument many years ago.

- I know about this place from the stories of friends, I learned about a certain "map of the starry sky" located in our steppes, while still a schoolgirl. I don’t remember that scientists came to us or even approached us with the aim of investigating these objects, carrying out excavations in that area. Perhaps in the future someone will be interested in this topic.

Of course, the presence of such monuments in the Crimean steppe is a good help for the development of tourism in an area that does not have access to the sea. It turns out that in addition to the Kara-Khoja rock, there are many more interesting things.

- With colleagues (from the administration of the Pervomaisky district. - Ed.) We looked at the old wells, which were built in the steppe using a special technique, - continues Elena Krestyaninova. - Shepherds and cattle breeders extracted water from these wells, which went along the gutters. There are quite a few such wells in our area. For example, in the village of Sary-Bash, in the very center, there is one. Several more can be found in the fields near Alekseevka. Even the acoustics are special in these wells. If someone took up scientific work on this topic, we would be very happy.

At the same time, the Institute of Archeology of the Crimea of the Russian Academy of Sciences, "Krymskaya Gazeta" was informed that in recent years no research has been carried out on this territory. At the same time, the scientists promised to pay attention to unusual objects in the steppe of the Pervomaisky district.

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