prehistoric complex of Perdigies
Posted on 08/06/2020 9:41:44 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeological excavations in the Perdigões complex, in the Évora district, have identified "a unique structure in the Prehistory of the iberian Peninsula", Era -Arqueologia announced.
Speaking to the Lusa agency, the archaeologist in charge, António Valera, said that it was "a monumental wooden construction, of which the foundations remain, with a circular plan and more than 20 metres in diameter".
it is "a ceremonial construction", a type of structure only known in Central Europe and the British isles, according to the archaeologist, with the designations as 'Woodhenge', "wooden versions of Stonehenge", or 'Timber Circles' (wooden circles).
The structure now identified is located in the centre of the large complex of ditch enclosures in Perdigões and "articulates with the visibility of the megalithic landscape that extends between the site and the elevation of Monsaraz, located to the east, on the horizon".
"A possible access to the interior of this structure is oriented towards the summer solstice, reinforcing its cosmological character", said Valera, stressing that "this situation is also known in other European countries as 'woodhenges' and 'timber circles', where astronomical alignment entrances are frequent, underlining the close relationship between these architectures and the Neolithic views of the world "...
This site has been excavated for 23 years by the company and has brought together collaborations from various institutions and national and foreign researchers.
The site has a chronology of about 1400 years, since the end of the Middle Neolithic (around 3400 BC) and the beginning of the Bronze Age (around 2000 BC).
(Excerpt) Read more at theportugalnews.com ...
Whoops, that was supposed to be Perdigões.
In medieval Irish myth, the Fir Bolg (also spelt Firbolg and Fir Bholg) are the fourth group of people to settle in Ireland. They are descended from the Muintir Nemid, an earlier group who abandoned Ireland and went to different parts of Europe. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fir_Bolg ]
Man, the ancients sure did love their circles.
FReegards!
And so did Bad Company.
Looks more like Baseball-henge...............
So is it younger or older than Stonehenge’s original construction of Woodhenge.
Is this inspired of or did it inspire England’s Woodhenge?
Great post(s). Educational, historic, humorous. Thanks.
Very cool.
Thanks for the ping.
I think I graduated with Aubrey.
Stonehenge was initially a circle of rough, unworked bluestone pillars set in pits known as the Aubrey Holes, near Stonehenge, and that the sarsens (sandstone blocks) were added some 500 years later.
The bluestones appear to have been, at least in part, pulled from older structures which were dismantled as their second use as quarries. Since one of the large inner Stonehenge structures has a lintel that bears the marks of a correction during carving, it's not impossible that it had previously been part of another structure as well. :^)
My pleasure.
In fact, I was so thankful, I didn’t mention:
Sea People.
Greek migration from the nordic AO.
How the nephilim started it all.
Just wanting to make sure I get credit for being thoughtful like that.
If you build it...
If you build it...
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You better remember to hire people to do the trash cleanup.
Stonehenge was really just constructed as the set of a movie shot in the silent era, and didn't even exist prior to 1900. [let's get a meme started!]
LOL!
Love it.
Someone familiar with the landscape there, should drop that at 4chan and see if it can get started.
Thanks!
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