Posted on 08/20/2024 4:07:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The central six-ton altar stone at Stonehenge may have come from more than 450 miles away, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature.
Stonehenge is thought to have been erected in several phases between 3100 BCE and 1600 BCE, with the circle of large sarsen stones placed there between 2600 BCE and 2400 BCE by Neolithic and Bronze Age people. While larger local stones may have been moved by hundreds of individuals with ropes and log rollers, the Welsh bluestones could have been transported by sea using rafts.
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Until now, it was believed that the partially buried altar stone came from the same area in Wales. But this latest study suggests that the center stone is from the old red sandstone in the Orcadian Basin in Northeast Scotland, more than 450 miles away.
The study was conducted by researchers from Aberystwyth University, University College London, Curtin University, and the University of Adelaide. The source of the stone, they believe, is a region that includes the Orkney isles, John O’Groats in Caithness, and a narrow strip along the coast that extends to the Moray Firth around Inverness.
“This is a really intriguing development that makes us think again about how connected people were in the Neolithic, and what feats they were capable of achieving. Research into Stonehenge is always evolving our understanding of the site. It’s very exciting to have a possible connection to the Highlands and Islands, where we also have incredible Neolithic monuments,” Lynne McKeggie, the director of Highland Archaeology Services, told the Art Newspaper.
Sooner or later they will find themselves without any earthly explanation for moving several ton boulders. Whether it’s the pyramids of Stonehenge we know these objects were not moved by any earthy means.
I think it’s just a case of humans being stronger back then. I’ve been trying to change my diet to be more like our ancient ancestors, and already I feel revitalized.
maybe they hitched up a few dinosaurs they trained and it made for easier work?
If I get drunk, well, I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver, yeah, I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who’s haverin’ to you
People back in those days really didn’t have a whole lot to do. “Hey! What the heck! Why not!”
We have no evidence the stones were moved by anything other than "earthy" means.
There were giants in those days and after.
The Bible gives it pretty big hint.
SunkenCiv beat you to it.
Altar Stone at Stonehenge May Have Originated in Scotland
08/16/2024 10:56:15 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 17 replies
Archaeology Magazine ^ | August 15, 2024 | editors / unattributed
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The guy who built the Coral Castle all y himself in Florida back in the 1920’s always said he had rediscovered the secret of the pyramids. He was able to move huge limestone blocks and place them precisely, all without any block and tackle, heavy machinery or outside help..............
We have no evidence the stones were moved by anything other than “earthy” means.
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Evidence, yes we are still waiting on our government fessing up on extraterrestrials. When there exists anything that renders them impotent, they will deny its existence till the cows come home. Just observing how alien craft have conquered gravity, informs us that they these life forms know how to move anything affected by gravity. Think what positive benefits this ability could have for our society. Is our government sitting on this knowledge just to conceal to the public their inferiority to a superior life form they can not control?
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