The origins and purposes of Stonehenge have eluded academics and historians for centuries
Posted on 10/11/2008 11:21:44 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Stonehenge was used as a cremation cemetry throughout its history, according to new evidence that divides archaeologists over whether England's most famous ancient monument was about celebrating life or death... The latest evidence is from a team of archaeologists from a number of British universities who have been carrying out excavations over the past five summers... The report said: "We propose that very early in Stonehenge's history, 56 Welsh bluestones stood in a ring 285 feet 6 inches across. This has sweeping implications for our understanding of Stonehenge." The second significant finding was from radiocarbon dating of human remains found on the site from between 2,300 and 3,000 BC. Researchers concluded that this meant cremation burial was going on long after the standing stones had been erected... Mike Pitts, one of the authors of the study and editor of British Archaelogy, said that the study overturned previous theory over Stonehenge."This means there were earlier connections with Wales, where the standing stones came from, than previously thought and that Stonehenge was always about death and ancestors and burial and not healing," he said.
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The origins and purposes of Stonehenge have eluded academics and historians for centuries
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Oooohhhh....now I feel ... violated.
You told me it was....
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*never mind*
The soap ad video is at least as entertaining as the story.
That seems much more likely to me based on what we know of the ancient world.
This theory of a "healing centre" strikes me as modern New Age nonsense.
In the days of the Trojan War (1200 B.C.?), Homer describes the burning of Patrocles' body on a giant funeral pyre that was a hundred feet each way.
He also describes the burning of Hector's body on a pyre so large that it contained "infinite quantities of wood" that took nine days to gather.
What’s that? The cursor of Stonehenge? Like, “X marks the spot?”
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They did at Texas A&M until the pile fell over once too often and killed too many students.
Seems the engineering students didn’t do their homework. Sorta.
“What’s that? “
That’s the romantic view for those who cannot tolerate de-romancing the stones.
*koff*
OK.
Seems I don’t get too many romantic views. Guys keep telling me they want to show me “something spectacular” but when I get there, it’s always dark. Go figger.
In the days of the Trojan War (1200 B.C.?), Homer describes the burning of Patrocles' body on a giant funeral pyre that was a hundred feet each way."
My thoughts exactly. But if it really was a place of cremation, shouldn't there be evidence of a funeral pyre somewhere abouts?
Just a random thought ....
Where the Leylines Led (Ley Lines = Ancient “Corpse Roads”?)
Fortean Times | 6-2007 | Paul Devereux
Posted on 07/22/2007 5:43:01 AM PDT by Renfield
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