At this rate, I would find it startling if ancient stonework didn't have something to do with the sun, moon, and stars. Everywhere you look some ancient society was predicting these things by tracking them.

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bazoom42 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

You dont need giant rocks to observe the sun and moon though.

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jrootabega 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

What if you want the sun and moon to notice you?

	▲	bazoom42 a day ago \| parent [-]
		At least a much more plausible explanation than the “ancient observatory” theory.

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jvanderbot 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

You do if you want a durable record of your observations e.g., for the purposes of showing future generations you could align with spring solstice, or predict phases of moon, or eclipses. That's impressive and maybe even useful.

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NuclearPM 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I don’t think the italics help at all.