Archaeologists have found a Stonehenge-like "calendar rock" in Gela, pill on the southern coast of Sicily, pill that they say was used as a prehistoric sundial to measure seasons and years during the Bronze Age. The man-made megalith was found eight kilometres from Gela, stomach near the prehistoric Grotticelle necropolis.

Archaeologists Giuseppe La Spina, Michele Curto, and Mario Bracciaventi made the discovery with the technical support of Vincenzo Madonia, while conducting surveys of WWII-era bunkers along the state road between Gela and Catania. Professor Alberto Scuderi, a known expert in archeoastronomy and regional director of Italian Archaeologist Groups (GAI), read their report and suggested a scientific confirmation of their discovery.

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