Who first discovered the solar eclipse?

Answer 1

Eclipses are fairly obvious, even to people whose idea of high-technology is "fire".

Lunar eclipses have been happening since, like forever. For primitive men who didn't travel much, solar eclipses would have been once-in-a-lifetime events, but the stories would have been told and retold.

Answer 2

Solar eclipses have been occurring since the Moon formed 4.5 billion years ago. The first human to observe one was probably Ugghh the Caveman, who was astonished to find night falling while he was still out hunting for antelope.