Page 515 - Atlas of Creation Volume 2

Harun Yahya

16,500-YEAR-OLD ASTRONOMICAL PLANS IN LASCAUX

As a result of his studies, Dr. Michael
Rappenglueck, a researcher from the

University of Munich, revealed that
the paintings on the walls of the fa-
mous Lascaux caves in central France
had an astronomical significance. He
reconstructed the figures on the cave
walls on computer, using the pho-
togrammetry technique, which
showed that the geometrical circles,
angles and straight lines that emerged

might all have a special significance.
All values relating to the ecliptic incli-
nation, the precession of the
equinoxes, the regular movements of
the stars, the diameter and radius of
the Sun and Moon, and the refractions According to scientific investiga- The row of 13 dots below a
in the universe were added to the com- tors, the dots in the lower part of painting of a deer represents half

puter's calculations. As a result, these the horse picture probably depict of the Moon's monthly cycle.
the 29-day cycle of the Moon.
outlines were seen to refer to various
constellations of stars and specific
lunar motions. BBC News reported the
following information in its Science
section:

A prehistoric map of the night sky has been discovered on the walls of the famous painted caves at Lascaux in
central France. The map, which is thought to date back 16,500 years, shows three bright stars known today as the
Summer Triangle. A map of the Pleiades star cluster has also been found among the Lascaux frescoes…

Discovered in 1940, the walls show the artistic talents of our distant ancestors. But the drawings may also demon-
strate their scientific knowledge as well. 15

According to Darwinists' claims, the people who painted these pic-
tures had supposedly only just descended from the trees. Their in-
tellectual development had not yet completed. However, both
these paintings' artistic value and results of the latest research to-
tally invalidate these claims. Whoever left these paintings pos-

sessed a very superior aesthetic understanding, a developed
artistic technique—and scientific knowledge.

A report on the BBC website, titled "Oldest lunar calendar identi-
fied," contained information that refuted once again the Darwinist
claim of the "evolution of societies."

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