Bucrania shrines at Boncuklu


Summary of the Boncuklu site, from an educational brochure at Boncuklu.org

Boncuklu is another ancient site discovered in southern Turkey fairly recently, close to the well-known site of Catalhoyuk. Along with Gobekli Tepe and Catalhoyuk, we now have continuity of the zodiacal system in southern Turkey from around 11,000 BC (Gobekli Tepe) to 6000 BC (Catalhoyuk).

The architecture at Boncuklu is intermediate between early PPNA (pre-pottery Neolithic A) structures and those at Catalhoyuk. Circular or oval dwellings of mud-brick walls were dug down into the ground, with separate internal spaces for shrines made of plaster. So far, only shrines with bulls skulls (bucrania) have been found.

The timeline for Boncuklu is between 8,300 BC and 7,500 BC. The bucrania represent Capricornus, according to our zodiac theory which was the autumn equinox constellation from around 8,400 BC to 6,400 BC. Again, the agreement is perfect.


Other animal remains have been found inside buried bags, suggesting they had a special status. According to our zodiacal theory, the most significant animal remains, other than bucrania, at this time should be equine and feline (Leo to Cancer for the spring equinox), waterfowl (Libra, summer solstice), and rhino and ram (Taurus and Aries, winter solstice). We will have to wait and see what the archaeologists report.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Debunking YouTube's archaeoastronomy skeptics

Holliday et al.'s (2023) Gish Gallop: timing of the Younger-Dryas onset and Greenland platinum spike

Gobekli Tepe's Pillars