Ancient Calendars, Solstice Markers and Signs for God, King and Shaman with Vi Duo — Part 5 of 7 | Classics Rotation

Nikkiana Jones, Exploring the Fringe · Oct 17, 2026 · 18m

Vi Duo argues that ancient Americans had sophisticated astronomy, pointing to calendar-like petroglyphs, solstice and equinox markers, and lunar marks in southern Utah. She then reads a run of universal signs she believes stood for a god, a great king and a shaman, comparing Southwest rock art with China, the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia and Europe's Vinča culture.

Vi starts with a symbol she calls the "steering whale," shown in American petroglyphs, a pictograph near Santa Barbara, California, and examples she places in Japan, Egypt and China. She reads circles divided into 12 or 13 parts as…