Calçoene
Encyclopedia
Calçoene is a municipality
located in the eastern of the state of Amapá
in Brazil
. Its population is 7,208 and its area is 14,269 km². There was a Russia
n émigrés colony in its area in the first decades of 20th century. It is the city where it rains the most in Brazil, with an average of 4165 milimeters of rain falling every year.
In May 2006, archeologists announced they had found a pre-colonial astronomical observatory
possibly 500 to 2,000 years old near Calçoene, which is in the Amazon River
basin near French Guiana
. Archaeologist Mariana Petry Cabral of the Amapa Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (IEPA) said that the observatory is a circle built of 127 blocks of granite, each 3 meters (10 ft) high.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the eastern of the state of Amapá
Amapá
Amapá is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state of Pará. Perhaps one of the main features of the state is the River Oiapoque, as it was once...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Its population is 7,208 and its area is 14,269 km². There was a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n émigrés colony in its area in the first decades of 20th century. It is the city where it rains the most in Brazil, with an average of 4165 milimeters of rain falling every year.
In May 2006, archeologists announced they had found a pre-colonial astronomical observatory
Amazon Stonehenge
Amazon Stonehenge or Calçoene megalithic observatory is megalithic structure located in Amapa state, Brazil. It consists of 127 blocks of granite, each up to 4 metres tall, standing upright in circles at the bank of river on a hilltop...
possibly 500 to 2,000 years old near Calçoene, which is in the Amazon River
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
basin near French Guiana
French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
. Archaeologist Mariana Petry Cabral of the Amapa Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (IEPA) said that the observatory is a circle built of 127 blocks of granite, each 3 meters (10 ft) high.
External links
- 'Amazon Stonehenge' - Yahoo story
- 'Brazilian Stonehenge' - BBC story w/overview picture
- Photos
- Archaeoastronomy story
- IEPA information