http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged first astronomers en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 19:21:57 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/wurdi-youang-rocks-could-prove-aborigines-were-first-astronomers/ IS this just a pile of rocks placed in a semicircle, or proof that Aborigines were the world's first astronomers? After years of meticulous examination, a group of Australia's most distinguished astro-physicists is starting to believe it's the latter - a discovery that could turn history upside down and render England's famous Stonehenge an also-ran. Dubbed Wurdi Youang, the strange stone arrangement was found on property near Mt Rothwell, 80km west of Mel... ]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:11:34 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/wurdi-youang-rocks-could-prove-aborigines-were-first-astronomers/