Posted on 03/27/2023 2:28:32 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
...To a number of scholars, there's more to Stonehenge's design than a symbolic reverence for the changing lengths of days. It's a timekeeper of some detail, a 'Neolithic computer' even...
Last year, Bournemouth University archaeologist Tim Darvill published his claim that the monument operated as some kind of 'perpetual calendar', one based on a solar year equivalent to 365.25 days.
Now, Polytechnic University of Milan mathematician Giulio Magli and astronomer Juan Antonio Belmonte from the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, Spain, have countered Darvill's claim, stating it is based on "a series of forced interpretations, numerology, and unsupported analogies with other cultures".
What we think of as Stonehenge is really a small part of the total archaeology at the site. Long before the famous stones were put into place, it was an important burial ground for cultures near and far...
As stated by the authors, the critical number 12 used by Darvill to multiply the number of lintels isn't reflected anywhere in Stonehenge's structure. There is also a variety of other numbers represented throughout the structure, such as in its portal, which seem to be ignored...
As for the calendar's Egyptian origins (and improvements upon), it's a speculation that would need some pretty convincing evidence, according to Magli and Belmonte. The Egyptians themselves built nothing that might mark off the days to such precision, after all, and wouldn't even consider how to account for a leap year for at least another 2,000 years.
Lastly, it's more likely than not that, like most Neolithic cultures, Stonehenge's architects would have adhered to a lunar calendar. While solar alignments might have played a role in anchoring significant lunar dates, determining these alignments would need some pretty precise handiwork.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencealert.com ...
I had thought the science was settled.
Actually they found this old ancient tweet on a block of stone
Hey Otto I’ve got an idea for a gag that will screw with people’s minds for millenia. It will involve a stone circle and some heavy lifting but the payoff will be worth it.
Funny… Motel 6
Leave the lights on
Funny… Motel 6
Leave the lights on
We wuz kangs.
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