A Trip Through The Brazilian Stonehenge

by Najara Andrade (Brazil)

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One day in the 1960s, Mr. Lailson Camelo, better known by his nickname "Garrafinha", went fishing in the rivers of Calçoene and during his journey up the river, spotted several pigs and decided to get out of the canoe and capture a pig. But the pigs ran very quickly that made Mr. Garrafinha climb the hill, upon arriving in the hills, he was surprised by what he will see, there were ancient vases, ceramic bowls and stones that look like a human face. At the time he did not know that he had just discovered an archaeological site that was built by ancient civilizations with the purpose of astronomical observations, whose name is Solstice. This conversation took place in 2017 with the friendly Mr. Garrafinha who outlined about the discovery of the archaeological site. The archaeological site is located in Calçoene in the state of Amapá - Brazil. In the high hills is the central point where it is possible to see the nearest sky and a notorious green with stones and odd meanings