Macedonia's Stonehenge

Macedonia has many ancient sites. It has about 4,485 archaeological sites from many historical periods. In 2001 a local archaeologist discovered kokino. It is a 4,000 yr old megalithic observatory from the bronze age. NASA claims it is the 4th oldest ancient observatory. It is known as the Macedonian Stonehenge. NASA also claims it is one of the most important ancient observatories. The observatory had  several stone seats,a specific place for monitoring the moon&stars,and holes through which the movement of the sun& moon could be recorded.There are parts of the observatory well preserved. This is how the observatory worked:the ancients would use special stone markers to map the movement of the sun and moon on the eastern horizon.Some believe that the most important spiritual rituals for the locals during the bronze age could have taken place there. The observatory defines the four main positions of the moon. It also defines three main positions of the sun.