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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Before Orion by Bernie Taylor:

On Ancient Greek Astronomy and Astrology:

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List of the Modern Constellations:

Mary Caine's original article on the Glastonbury Zodiac:

More on the Glastonbury Zodiac:

On the Ponter's Ball excavation:

On the Glastonbury Tor excavation:

Giulio Magli paper on the Alatri Acropolis:

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[Zebred]

Apparently the Pawnee Indians of North America were reasonably advanced star-watchers. They apparently made star-charts on hides. It'd be interesting to review ancient non-western astronomical knowledge.

[vosmash]

I’m obsessed with these videos. As a history major in college I like how you use actual academic methods to debunk popular history myths

[surfk]

I don't believe in Astrology. I'm a Leo and Leo's are skeptical.

[thylacinenv]

Excellent as always. Although Katherine Maltwood can be dismissed as an example of mild British eccentricity, one rascal, Iolo Morgannwg (real name Edward Williams) was responsible for the creation of a pseudo-Druid culture in Wales and celebrated as the world famous Eisteddfod festival. Iolo forged amongst many manuscripts the "Lost" poems by Dafydd ap Gwilym, but his enthusiasm included design resulting in construction of Gorsedd megalithic stone circles dotted around Wales, non of which are ancient although many believe them to be so. His design copies Boscawen-Un located in Cornwall. I would loved to have taken tea with Katherine, probably mad as a March Hare but fascinating non the less.

[danielmarcelventer]

A real teacher at heart. A role model for any teacher or parent

[Matt_The_Hugenot]

I live not far from Glastonbury. The whole area was a lake in the neolithic and was still largely under water until the middle ages, it wasn't until the 17th century that it was definitively drained. The Somerset levels still flood most winters to some extent, much to the complaint of the locals. There is simply no way such a landscape could have been created without it sinking back into the mud as in fact happened to all the ancient trackways.

[RoboLamp]

Gotta give kudos to the incredibly diligent work on the captions. They even cover the sections you respond to! It's a small thing most may not end up seeing but is still highly appreciated.

[Mr._Warlight]

Finally. Some trustworthy information on the history of the Zodiac calendar.

[DavidKatski]

Great video! Very informative and helpful in validating my own thoughts on the topic. Thank you for diving into this one.

[AdvancedLiving]

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels, David.

[AsgardPS]

A Diablo 4 ad at 12:08 played just after you said “but first a necessary evil”👹😈😅

[Unclemork]

I really appreciate the attention your videos place on evidence and outlining arguments. I wish more videos considered propositions and built arguments the ways yours do. Keep it up. :)

[chikentori]

I'm personally an aquarium, and my partner is a stegasuarus.

Neither of us believe in the western zodiac, or astrology in general. But am very interested in the magical thinking people adopt. Fascinating.

Would love a video on other mystical practices from around the world!

[michelesilva]

Another great video. I would love to hear you go over more ancient alien videos. I’ve long since been a fan of the show, and they make it sound so logical to someone with no education on the subject. But you basically debunk it with facts, and that’s what I like. So if you could go over more of ancient aliens episode I would love it

[jjfoerch]

Capricornus as a goat-fish did carry over to cultures after Babylon. That is how it is depicted in many old Eurpopean star maps.

[vespasian]

didn't watch this one on its release but glad I made up today.. you're right. interdisciplinary research is the key to understanding in depth.

[thomasmackie]

I like the more holistic approach to understanding, different disciplines can become very focused and unaware of discoveries in others by putting them together the whole of fuzzy pictures of past can become more resolved.

[croatoansounds]

So glad these videos are available, every time a friend or family member mentions one of these topics I have an interesting and digestible thing to share with them. For some reason, me googling an answer to give them an answer/explanation is questionable (for my more conspiracy minded friends or family) but, when I send a video (on a Google owned platform haha) they watch them and are more willing to listen

[gustavderkits]

Good job! Your last point about the need for interdisciplinary studies with critical analysis is well-taken. There is so little direct evidence for connections between the calendar and asterisms or constellations that fantasy prevails over science in most cases. People want to see something, therefore the see it. For my part, I have always thought the best evidence for a very ancient connection between asterisms, animals, and possibly seasonal patterns is the Lascaux Aurochs as Taurus with the Hyades on its face and the Pleiades over its shoulder.

[VictorbrineSC]

I find it amazing that people way before the first civilizations had at least some interest in the stars. It makes you wonder about human curiosity, and it's fascinating to know that even way back, a human could look at the stars, possibly in awe, and perhaps interpret some patterns or movements in their mind, eventually making up stories, and eventually becomes some deities in newborn mythologies. And later on, into actual history, as we were still amazed by the stars, we wanted to find out more, and then came astronomy, and we started uncovering more and more of their secrets. And now it seems that all that's truly waiting for us, is for us to actually meet those stars, go visit them. Interstellar travel might not be for tomorrow, but perhaps one day mankind could become advanced enough, and reach out there into the darkness above, that same darkness our long distant ancestors gazed at.