Blaauboschkraal stone ruins

The Blaauboschkraal stone ruins, also known as Adam's Calendar[1][2][3] are a provincial heritage site in Waterval Boven in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.[4] The site was originally declared a national monument on 18 April 1975.[5][6]

The ruins are the remains of structures created by people who settled the region in the 16th century and who altered the landscape to increase agricultural yields in high-altitude grasslands.[7] The stone rings are believed to have been used as enclosures for cattle (kraals).[6][8]

The Blaauboskraal stone ruins are among a number of stone circle ruins located in the Mpumalanga escarpment over an area of approximately 150 km2, a number of which are facing threats to conservation.[9]

Information about the people who created these stone circles and terraces was often omitted from South African historical sources.[7]

Alternate theories

Alternate theories exist of alien or ancient origins. The most prominent proponent of an alternate origin, politician Michael Tellinger, calls the site "Adam's Calendar" and claims they are remains of the oldest man-made site in the world built by Enki 300,000 years ago as an ancient calendar.[10][1][2][3]

Further reading

  • Peter Delius; Alex Schoeman; Tim Maggs (2014). Forgotten World: The Stone Walled Settlements of the Mpumalanga Escarpment. Wits University Press. ISBN 9781868147748.
  • D. P. Collett (June 1982). "Excavations of Stone-Walled Ruin Types in the Badfontein Valley, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa". The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 37 (135): 34–43. JSTOR 3888578.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.news24.com/SciTech/Human-genesis-is-alien-SA-author-20110309
  2. 1 2 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/gaiam-tv/lost-civilization_b_2095209.html
  3. 1 2 http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/06/27/6-ancient-african-architectural-marvels-built-before-greece-or-rome-existed/
  4. ↑ "9/2/282/0008 Stone ruins, Blaauboschkraal, Waterval Boven District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  5. ↑ "Stone ruins, Blaauboschkraal, Waterval Boven District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  6. 1 2 J. P. van der Spuy (18 April 1975). "No. 725 Declaration of a National Monument" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa (4667): 18. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  7. 1 2 Amanda Esterhuysen (27 February 2015). "The Bokoni story unearthed". Mail and Guardian. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  8. ↑ T. N. Huffman (11 August 2017). "Prehistory of the Nelspruit area". South African History Online. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  9. ↑ Sizwe sama Yende (2017-09-17). "Heritage under threat". News 24/City Press. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  10. ↑ "Adam's Calendar". Atlas Obscura.

Coordinates: 25°35′40.8012″S 30°17′19.5936″E / 25.594667000°S 30.288776000°E / -25.594667000; 30.288776000


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