Motorcycle Explorer September 2016 Issue 13 | Page 92

This calendar has two flat upright monoliths in the
centre of the circle (which is believed to have
originally been engraved). As the sun sets, the one
stone casts a shadow onto the back stone.
Soon afterwards, they went digital.
The large stones are all dolerite that weighs around
5 tons each. These boulders had to be moved to
their current position, from a site around 5km away.
The escarpment consists of in-situ Black Reef
Quartzite. I know… the geologist in me is having a
field day!!! What I’m trying to explain is that the
calendar markers are not from the same klip as the
escarpment.
There are quite a few other boulders that align with
cardinal points on the horizon. The three elongated
stone obelises on the Eastern edge might mark the
three bright stars of Orion’s belt?
One of the stones was half buried under soil and
after clearing the area it was found that the stone
was carved in the form of a bird. Known by
archaeologist from investigating other ruins like the
pyramids of Giza and the Great Zimbabwe ruins as a
Horus stone.