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Tan antiguo y misterioso como Stonehenge: un sitio prehistórico construido por una civilización con técnicas avanzadas intriga a los expertos
(Desde Ereván) No es el centro de atención de ningún tour que las agencias de viajes le ofrezcan en primera o segunda instancia a quienes quieren recorrer el mundo. Quizás aparezca más adelante, pero la verdad que no es probable, al menos en Occidente. Sin embargo, Zorats Karer (también llamado Dik-dik, Tsits-Tsit y más recientemente Karahunj) genera tanta intriga y debate como el famoso círculo de piedras visitado por millones en el Reino Unido, Stonehenge.
A aquel se le atribuye un desarrollo de cinco mil años de historia, pero con la estructura de piedras (las famosas “bluestones” acarreadas desde de Gales) recién terminada hacia el año 1600 antes de Cristo. Se lo define como un crómlech de finales del megalítico.
El llamado “Stonehenge armenio” data de la misma era, aunque hay quien sostiene que existió muchos años antes. Su función fue en parte honrar a los muertos y también fue utilizado como fortaleza y refugio ante los ataques de las tribus de mongoles y otras que finalmente saquearon las tumbas.
La eliminación de aquellos pobladores no dejó rastro concreto de cómo lograron realizar esta construcción a 1.770 metros sobre el mar, trasladando piedras gigantes a través de terrenos escarpados y trabajando con herramientas que permitían perforarlas con un llamativo pulido.
Pero no es el único dato concreto sobre la vida humana prehistórica en el sur de Armenia: las cuevas del cañón de Noravank acreditan rastros de hace seis mil años, lo que está enfocando el interés de los investigadores hacia la región. Y los petroglifos -más de 600- de las montañas que los lugareños llaman “del Camello”, muy cerca del complejo de Karahunj, marcan otro hito clave.
Las interpretaciones sobre Karahunj han variado a lo largo de décadas de investigación, explica Ana Carolina Matevosyan mientras recorre junto a Infobae las 10 hectáreas de esta reserva-museo, situada tres kilómetros al norte de Sisian, en la sureña provincia armenia de Syunik: “Un científico famosísimo en la época soviética, que se llamaba Paris Herouni, insistía que este lugar ha sido un observatorio antiguo donde estudiaban calendario solar, calendario lunar, las constelaciones, la luna y el sol”.

Esta teoría, también sostenida por el astrónomo local Elma Parsamyan afirma que la forma en que están colocadas las piedras se asemejaría a un cisne, en reflejo de la constelación de ese nombre, y hacen foco en los agujeros que hay en algunas rocas, de notable perfección para la época en la que fueron hechos: “Los que insisten en que esto ha sido un observatorio, aseguran que a través de esos agujeros los habitantes prehistóricos hacían sus estudios (…) y que no es por casualidad que las piedras imiten la forma de un ave, las han colocado así”, señala Matevosyan.
Sin embargo, la estructura central contruida en el círculo sugiere que Zorats Karer fue un lugar de ceremonias para honrar a los muertos que merecían un trato particular. Tiene un espacio central libre donde se colocaba el cadáver, rodeado de rocas y con una estructura de “puerta” en una parte del perímetro. Para los investigadores armenios, estas civilizaciones creían que había que dejar un espacio por el que el alma de la persona muerta pudiera salir, que no quedara encerrada junto al cuerpo.
Las investigaciones, de las que se tiene registro hace más de un siglo, han sido numerosas pero discontinuas. La teoría más aceptada es que los líderes militares importantes fueron sepultados debajo de estas piedras que recuerdan a los menhires europeos de Stonehenge, aunque con el detalle de las perforaciones.
Sobre el tema de los agujeros, hay una explicación más sencilla, aunque no definitiva: “Son un misterio porque son perfectamente pulidos, hechos del mismo tamaño”, remarca Matevosyan: “Se cree que han atado esas piedras a los animales y los animales las arrastraron. Es una versión más simple sobre cómo han llegado esas piedras aquí”.
¿Y quiénes lo hicieron? ¿Quiénes trajeron estas piedras para investigar el espacio y/o realizar sus rituales en estos confines armenios? Profundizar el estudio de los hallazgos en las montañas vecinas podría llevar a aclarar el punto, aunque la tensión geopolítica que se vive desde hace décadas en la zona, defendida por Armenia del acecho de las tropas de Azerbaiyán, complica cualquier iniciativa por el momento.
“En general el lugar es muy histórico, pero por desgracia la montaña del Camello hoy en día no es muy segura para nosotros porque cuando subes a la cima estás muy cerca (del territorio controlado por los azeríes) y te pueden ver, vigilar y estás demasiado al alcance de ellos”, se lamenta Ana Carolina con tristeza.
En la montaña a la que se refiere se han encontrado rastros de una civilización que desarrolló el arte y lo dejó plasmado en centenares de petroglifos (piedras con dibujos) cuyo ejemplo más conocido es la llamada “piedra de Adán y Eva”, interpretada como una representación de los dos protagonistas del inicio de la Biblia. No ha sido comprobado.
Pero en los últimos años han aparecido otros elementos que demuestran que esta zona del Cáucaso fue parte de un intenso tráfico humano. Un zapato hallado en la cueva del cañón de Noravank, en Areni, que data de hace 6.000 años, puso en marcha un estudio que está aún en desarrollo. Ahora está expuesto en el Museo de Historia Nacional de Armenia.
Se cree que la antigua ruta de la seda ha tenido allí una parada importante para los viajeros que se detenían a descansar bajo la protección de un macizo rocoso inmenso en el que hoy solamente se refugian centenares de murciélagos.
Pero hace milenios, era un sitio ideal para pernoctar y retomar fuerzas con un aliciente extra: las famosas vides de la zona proveían de un vino reparador en medio del duro clima. A partir del calzado, las ánforas y otras evidencias se han reconstruido parte de este “hotel prehistórico” que reafirma la presencia del hombre luchando por sobrevivir de la mejor manera posible.
Imágenes: Mariano Suárez
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UN’s nuclear watchdog warns its unable to confirm Iran’s program is ‘entirely peaceful’

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Iran’s refusal to play ball with the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog, which is charged with monitoring all nations’ nuclear programs, has meant the body cannot verify whether Tehran’s program is «entirely peaceful» despite the regime’s claims.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, on Monday issued a warning statement that the agency has not only long been barred access to old and new nuclear sites, but that Iran has scrubbed locations in an apparent move to cover up its activities.
In 2020, the IAEA found man-made particles of enriched uranium at three sites, including Varamin, Marivan and Turquzabad. The locations were previously utilized in Iran’s nuclear program and gave the agency credence to believe Tehran had once again turned to deadly nuclear ambitions.
US SANCTIONS MONEY LAUNDERING NETWORK AIDING IRAN AS REGIME FACES NUCLEAR REPRIMAND AT IAEA
Rafael Grossi is increasingly concerned about Iran’s nuclear program. (Albert Otti/picture alliance via Getty Images)
«Since then, we have been seeking explanations and clarifications from Iran for the presence of these uranium particles, including through a number of high-level meetings and consultations in which I have been personally involved,» Grossi said. «Unfortunately, Iran has repeatedly either not answered, or not provided technically credible answers to, the Agency’s questions.
«It has also sought to sanitize the locations, which has impeded Agency verification activities,» he added.
Grossi, who confirmed during an April trip to Washington, D.C. that the IAEA has not been involved in nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, said on Monday that he has been working «closely and intensively» with both parties in «support of their bilateral negotiation[s].»
The warning comes after the IAEA in a report late last month, also confirmed that Iran had drastically increased its stockpile of near-weapons-grade enriched uranium by nearly 35% in three months.
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This photo released on Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
In February, the IAEA assessed that Tehran possessed 274.8 kilograms (605.8 pounds) worth of uranium enriched to 60%, but on May 17th it found Iran now has some 408.6 kilograms (900.8 pounds) – meaning the regime is just a technical step away from being able to make up to 10 nuclear warheads.
Last week, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came out in strong opposition to a U.S. proposal submitted to Tehran to end its nuclear program, though it remains unclear what details were included in the document, including on enrichment capabilities, and on Sunday, Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf claimed the proposal didn’t include any sanction relief.
The White House has remained tight-lipped about what was included in the document, though according to some reporting, President Donald Trump gave Iran until June 11 to reach a deal with the U.S., though Fox News Digital could not independently verify these claims.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that «The U.S. proposal is not acceptable to us. It was not the result of previous rounds of negotiations.»

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on May 26, 2025. An interim nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States is not on Iran’s agenda, Baghaei said. (Shadati/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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«We will present our own proposal to the other side via Oman after it is finalized. This proposal is reasonable, logical, and balanced,» Baghaei reportedly said.
Some reporting has also suggested Iran might submit their proposal as soon as June 10, though the Iranian UN mission in the U.S. would not comment on or confirm these claims.
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Harris ripped for ‘appalling’ LA ICE raids statement placing blame on Trump: ‘The country dodged a bullet’

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris was slammed by conservatives on social media after she issued a statement on the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles, blaming the Trump administration and calling the unrest «overwhelmingly peaceful.»
«Los Angeles is my home,» Harris posted Sunday as riots had broken out across the city for several days, led by protesters upset with federal agents arresting illegal immigrants in the city, prompting the Trump administration to send in the National Guard.
«And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city,» she said. «Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.»
Harris added that the Trump administration is not concerned about «public safety» but rather «stoking fear.»
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris was widely mocked on social media by conservatives over her response to the LA anti-ICE riots. (Getty)
«Protest is a powerful tool — essential in the fight for justice. And as the LAPD, Mayor, and Governor have noted, demonstrations in defense of our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful,» Harris said. «I continue to support the millions of Americans who are standing up to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms.»
Harris’ comments were immediately criticized by conservatives online and by Trump officials.
«The country really dodged a bullet in November,» Fox News contributor Guy Benson posted on X.
In another post, Benson added, «Their official position is that they’re appalled by what’s happening in Los Angeles…because of Trump and ICE, not the violent rioters. In its current form, this party cannot be salvaged.»
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Police officers are enveloped in a cloud of smoke from tear gas and percussion grenades while guarding a highway on-ramp during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (Omar Younis/Reuters)
«Thank you, America, for employing brain cells and rejecting this woman’s quest to become president of the United States,» Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich posted on X.
Others, including the conservative influencer account LibsofTikTok, took issue with Harris calling the unrest «mostly peaceful» by responding with pictures of rioters burning cars and attacking law enforcement.
«No surprise[sic] that the most incompetent Vice President in history stands with the illegal alien rioters,» GOP Sen. Tom Cotton posted on X.
White House principal deputy press secretary Harrison Fields responded on X by saying, «America’s statement» along with a photo showing the gains President Donald Trump made across the country in the November 2024 election.
«No one is interested in your opinion,» Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Leo Terrell posted on X.
«President Trump didn’t start these riots,» California GOP gubernatorial candidate and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco posted on X. «He’s not out there lighting cars on fire, hurling projectiles at law enforcement or blocking freeways. This statement is an embarrassment and does nothing to diffuse the violent riots taking place across the city.»
«The Democrats and their ‘leaders’ own this.»
TRUMP’S ICE LAUNCHES BOLD COURTHOUSE MIGRANT ARREST STRATEGY TO FAST-TRACK DEPORTATIONS BIDEN AVOIDED

Then-Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press)
Steve Hilton, a Fox News contributor also running for California governor as a Republican, posted on X, «In this appalling statement you are siding with violent criminals over California communities; rioters over law enforcement; illegal immigrants over legal immigrants and American citizens.»
«You are a pandering machine politician who should never hold public office again.»
White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson posted on X, «We all know you support lawless, violent, illegal alien rioters. That’s why you lost so badly in November. Back to irrelevancy you go!»
Fox News Digital reached out to Harris’ office for comment but did not receive a reply.
Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to the city in an effort to quell some of the unrest, much to the dismay of Democratic officials.
The violent protests erupted as ICE officials carried out plans to remove individuals illegally residing in the left-wing city, which dubbed itself a «sanctuary» for illegal immigrants in November 2024 before Trump was sworn back into the Oval Office in January.
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Demonstrators protest outside a downtown jail in Los Angeles following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids on June 8, 2025. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
ICE raids began Friday, with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issuing a statement supporting illegal immigrants in the city and bucking the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom similarly criticized ICE efforts, branding the immigration raids «chaotic and reckless.»
«Continued chaotic federal sweeps, across California, to meet an arbitrary arrest quota are as reckless as they are cruel,» a statement from the governor read. «Donald Trump’s chaos is eroding trust, tearing families apart, and undermining the workers and industries that power America’s economy.»
During the riots, ICE officers were targeted with violence that included throwing rocks and other projectiles along with vandalism in the form of graffiti calling for violence against ICE officers.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks shared a photo of one Border Patrol agent’s bloody hand, which was injured by a rock flying through the windshield. Federal sources said agents could have been killed by the flying debris and several officers have been reported as injured during the rioting.
ICE agents captured the «worst of the worst» criminal illegal immigrants during Friday operations, including murderers, sex offenders and other violent criminals, the agency said Sunday.

Los Angeles County Sheriffs stand during a protest in Compton, California, on Saturday, June 7, 2025 after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
About 45 people were arrested across several locations, including two Home Depot stores, a store in the fashion district and a doughnut shop.
«Why do Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass care more about violent murderers and sex offenders than they do about protecting their own citizens?» asked Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
«These rioters in Los Angeles are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Los Angeles streets,» she said. «Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers every single day who wake up and make our communities safer.»
Fox News Digital’s Taylor Penley, Emma Colton, Greg Wehner and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
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