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Oldest-Known Astrologer's Board found in Croatian cave .

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Oldest-Known Astrologer's Board found in Croatian cave .

Postby cavergirl » Jan 17, 2012 12:46 pm

http://news.discovery.com/history/astro ... 20117.html

Dating back more than 2,000 years, the board was discovered in Croatia, in a cave overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The surviving portion of the board consists of 30 ivory fragments engraved with signs of the zodiac.
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