Articles for tag: AncientAstronomy, Archaeoastronomy, CelestialAlignment, CulturalHeritage, HistoricalMysteries

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6 Ancient Sites That Align Perfectly With Celestial Events

Suhail Ahmed

Every year, the sky keeps an appointment our ancestors set in stone. At dawn or dusk, light slices along ancient corridors, crawls up carved stairways, and fires the hearts of chambers built thousands of years ago. Archaeologists call this archaeoastronomy; I just call it the moment when time blinks. These alignments aren’t accidents or pretty ...

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8 Ancient Astronomical Discoveries That Predicted Cosmic Events Accurately

Suhail Ahmed

  The idea that people without telescopes, satellites, or supercomputers could predict eclipses, planetary alignments, or seasonal shifts with striking accuracy still feels a bit like a cosmic magic trick. Yet across the ancient world, sky-watchers turned patient observation into powerful forecasting tools that shaped calendars, crops, rituals, and political power. Today, as astronomers model ...