Georgia Guide Stones are the most unusual group of granite monoliths, and are a mystery to many visitors who visit the site; It is a 10-part message espousing the preservation of humanity and future generations written through the use of 12 languages. The Guide Stones also serve as an astronomical calendar. Every day at noon the sun rises through a narrow hole in the temple and illuminates the date of the day on an inscription; The names of four ancient languages are also engraved on the sides near the top: Babylonian cuneiform, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Egyptian hieroglyphs.