Kokino Observatory
Kokino consists of two parts. It includes special stone markers used to track the movement of the Sun and Moon on the eastern horizon. The observatory used the method of stationary observation, marking positions of the Sun at the winter and summer solstice, as well as the equinox.
Kokino has been nominated to be included on UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list.
The U.S. space agency NASA included the site on its list of ancient observatories in 2005.
- Abu Simbel, Egypt
- Stonehenge, Great Britain
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- Kokino, Macedonia
- Goseck circle, Germany
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