Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Nabta: Older than Stonehenge
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 8, 1998 is “Nabta: Older than Stonehenge,” an image. It is credited to Credit: J. M. Malville (U. Colorado) & F. Wendorf (SMU) et al.. The original explanation runs about 94 words.
From the explanation
“In the Sahara Desert in Egypt lie the oldest known astronomically aligned stones in the world: Nabta . Over one thousand years before the creation of Stonehenge , local herders built a stone circle and other structures on the shoreline of a lake that has long since dried up.”
— APOD editors, April 8, 1998
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- April 8, 1998
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: J. M. Malville (U. Colorado) & F. Wendorf (SMU) et al.
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 94 words