How old is the ZODIAC? | The Historical Evidence

What is the true age of the Zodiac? And for how long have we been using the constellations that make up the #Zodiac? In this video, Dr. Miano investigates the history of zodiacal astrology, tracing the origins of the system and of the signs. From the Romans, to the Greek, to the Babylonians, and back into the Stone Age, he will take you on a journey into the ancient past to see if we can find out exactly how old the Zodiac is.

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0:00 Introduction
3:18 The Hellenistic (Greek) Zodiac
4:17 The Babylonian Constellations
10:35 Sumerian Evidence
12:50 El Castillo Cave
15:34 The Glastonbury Zodiac
24:03 The Alatri Acropolis

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Watch the full episode of Ancient Aliens here:
https://www.history.com/shows/ancient...

Before Orion by Bernie Taylor:
beforeorion.com

On Ancient Greek Astronomy and Astrology:
https://erenow.net/ancient/ancient-gr...
https://sevenstarsastrology.com/how-o...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd...
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//f...
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//f...
http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-da...
http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-da...
https://iep.utm.edu/astr-hel/#SH1a
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

On Babylonian Astronomy and Astrology:
http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat5...
https://www.academia.edu/441807/Mesop...
https://sci-hub.do/https://doi.org/10...

List of the Modern Constellations:
https://in-the-sky.org/data/constella...

Mary Caine's original article on the Glastonbury Zodiac:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~par...

More on the Glastonbury Zodiac:
http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/avalon-...

On the Ponter's Ball excavation:
https://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/r...
https://historicengland.org.uk/listin...

On the Glastonbury Tor excavation:
https://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/r...

Giulio Magli paper on the Alatri Acropolis:
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

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