Description of the attraction
Sulstisiu Archaeological Park is located in the state of Amapa. Translated from Portuguese, its name means "Solstice". In the spring of 2006, scientists in this area discovered cromlech - a circle of stones (megalithic monument). It is 30 meters in diameter, and the height of the granite steles is about 4 meters. A similar observatory has been found in French Guiana. Often the cromlech at Sulstisi is compared to other megalithic monuments found in Europe, Asia and North America. The monument in Sulstisiu is called the "Amazonian Stonehenge". Near the cromlech, archaeologists discovered the remains of ceramics. Having studied them, they came to the conclusion that the structure can be dated from about 1 - 15 century. n. NS.
The blocks that make up the cromlech are set up vertically, like identical circles on top of a hill. December 21, the day of the winter solstice and the shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the shadow of one of the sides disappears. This happens when the sun appears directly above it. It was the fact that the block was aligned with the solstice that led scientists to assume the astronomical purpose of the cromlech. The second hypothesis says that the found cromlech is a temple. The priests, relying on the position of the stars, carried out rituals of a religious nature in it.
Excavations in the Sulstisiu archaeological park are carried out systematically. At present, the found fossils can neither confirm nor disprove the hypothesis about the observatory.
Now the Sulstisiu Archaeological Park is a very popular place among tourists and amateur historians.
