Armenian links to Stonehenge explored [ Carahunge ]

Salisbury Journal ^ | Monday, February 9th, 2009 | Corey Ross

[SunkenCiv]

The story of Stonehenge and the mystery that surrounds it is familiar to most Salisbury residents, but one man has come to the city to tell people about an ancient circle of standing stones which pre-dates even Wiltshire's World Heritage site. Vardan Levoni Tadevosyan is an Armenian/Spanish historian of the occult who visited Salisbury last week to raise the profile of Carahunge, dubbed the Armenian Stonehenge. Carahunge, meaning 'speaking stones', is located 200km from the Armenian capital Yerevan, near a town called Sisian. There are over 200 stones on the seven-hectare site and many of the stones have smooth angled holes in them, directed at different points in the sky, leading scientists to believe it is the world's oldest observatory, dating back 7500 years... Mr Tadevosyan says that in neolithic times the Armenians were much more advanced than most other cultures. A carving found on rocks near Lake Sevan showed they knew the world was round, they could accurately measure latitude, and they were already skilled in astronomy, archaeology and engineering. He believes the earliest population of Britain, who came from Armenia, brought the ideas of Carahunge to Europe with them and played some part in the creation of Stonehenge and other European sites.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

[gleeaikin]

I doubt that bath was the first indoor swimming pool ever built. Perhaps in England, but not in areas closer to Rome. I just finished reading the historical novel “Pompeii” by Robert Harris. The hero of the book is a water works engineer. It is an interesting book especially for those interested in catastrophes and ancient engineering. Heated bathing facilities were a well established feature in 79 AD, and must have taken a number of centuries to perfect.

I saw an interesting article in National Geographic from about 25 years ago. It was about the excavation of a 50 foot high settlement mound in Bulgaria. The lowest level also dated to some time around 5,000 BC, and the pottery was very cheerful and colorful. By 3,000 BC, although the pottery was well shaped it was monocrome, gray and depressing. I always wondered what had happened in the intervening period.

[Fred Nerks]

Perhaps this one?

Karanovo Settlement Mound

It is located close to the village of Karanovo, 40 km southwest of Sliven and 10 km west of Nova Zagpra.

This is the largest settlement mound in the territory of Europe. Seven consecutive archaeological cultural strata have been found in it, reflecting the stages of development of the material culture of the prehistoric society in Thrace. The strata prove that there had been settlements in the course of 4 millennia – from the 6th millennium B.C. (early New Stone Age) to the 2nd millennium B.C. (early Bronze Age). As a result of the investigations, the Karanovo chronological system has been worked out, serving as a standard in the synchronization of the European pre-historical cultures.

Some of the archaeological finds are in a specially built structure by the side of the mound

[wildandcrazyrussian]

We will never know what the ancients were trying to do with this exercise in monument building.
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I venture to say it's probably the same message you find everywhere: "We're better than you, and here's proof." The same thing our civilization is telling future generations with skyscrapers.

[Cronos]

Yes, been to Stonehenge. It’s a nice enough place to visit, but going there with all the touristy stuff around really kills the mood. Plus you’re not allowed within 10 feet of the stones.

[Cronos]

that’s a shame — you should really go to Egypt, Anatolia, Syria etc

[Cronos]

If your ancient ancestors were Armenian, they would have also been Zoroastrians...

[SunkenCiv]

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Just updating the GGG info, not sending a general distribution. I've been watching season two of "Ancient Aliens" for the sheer entertainment, and Carahunge (Carl Hungis?) was shown and got me searching for it. :') To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.

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