Posted on 07/02/2021 6:47:29 PM PDT by algore
Landscape architect Sarah Ewbank believes Stonehenge once had thatched roof
Sarah believes iconic Salisbury monument was an all-purpose Neolithic temple
After making models, the architect believes it had a large oval hall overlooked by galleries in which the crowds might have gathered to hear the speakers below
She points out that the total diameter — some 30 metres — is almost exactly the same as Shakespeare’s Globe, a similarly thatched building in which, several millennia later, the human voice could carry to every audience member.
‘It is unquestionably the right size for an enclosed public venue,’ she says, speculating that the scenes at Stonehenge might have been as boisterous as in Elizabethan times.
‘Maybe there was feasting in the galleries, with dancing and musicians playing below, or perhaps ceremonies took place to welcome in the solstices. It all sounds rather splendid.’
It does indeed, and Sarah contends that archaeologists have under-estimated our Neolithic and Bronze Age forebears who built Stonehenge over centuries, years starting around 5,000 BC.
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You don’t know spinal tap... post 2
Cue ‘Spinal Tap’!
I love how you are complaining about the lack of Spinal Tap references in post #11.
Thanks rdl6989 and a fool in paradise.
Does Sarah have actual evidence for this theory?
My theory:
It was a giant Lego Set.....................
Chief Jr: So, dad, why’d you have us build this dang thing?
Chief: Well son, just think about it a bit. Long after we’re gone. Long after our people are gone. Other people will come by here, look at this big ol’ thing as they scratch their heads and say WTF?
And thus, trolling was born.
I’m here for the mesmerizing models. What? Not those kinds of models? Never mind.
Lego my Lego!
Evidence? They don’t neeed no steeenkeeeng evidence! /rimshot
Serious speculation about the “real” use and/or structure of Stonehenge goes back at least to the architect Inigo Jones (late 16th early 17th c):
https://www.google.com/search?q=inigo+jones+stonehenge
Mallory referred to Stonehenge in Morte d’Arthur, and like Jones and others, believed the Romans had built it, following Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 12th c “History of Britain”. The earliest known illustration of Stonehenge is 14th c.
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/waces-roman-de-brut
Is that the Heel Stone in your pants, or are you just happy to see Stonehenge?
Five posts......about what I figured maximum..lol
It’s the heel stone. It took a long time for it to learn to heel. :)
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