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Dr. Ghezzi also revealed that Chankillo is older than observatories found in Europe by about 1,800 years. It’s also roughly 500 years older than any similar building made by the Mayans. So while the experts may have known about similar ways our ancestors kept time, they had no idea just how long ago it had all started. Photo Credit: World Monuments Fund/YouTube

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