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Posted on Monday, June 22 - 2009
A record 36,500 people turned up at Stonehenge in Salisbury Plain to see the sun rise and celebrate the summer solstice yesterday, the turnout was so great that roads had to be closed and the field turned in to a giant car park."Druids began their incantations, Wiccan priestesses drew their cowls tight against the damp morning air and four half-naked Papuan dancers waved their hands in the air and went: “Woo, woo, woo”. Views : 217
Related Articles...  Mystery of the StonehengeBy Steven A. Culbreath More than nine hundred stone rings exist in the British Isles, and scholars estimate that twice that number may originally have been built. These megalithic structures should be referred to as rings rather than circles since only 2 percent of the structures are in the shape of true circles; the other 98 percent are constructed in a variety of elliptical shapes. Stonehenge, however, is roughly circular. It is nearly impossible to precisely date the stone ri...  Stonehenges all around usArcheologists recently discovered what appears to be the other half of Stonehenge, illuminating what they believe is a much larger Neolithic complex than has long been envisioned. What is coming to the surface seems strangely familiar. 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'Cursus' is older than StonehengeSubmitted by Da Verminator: A team led by University of Manchester archaeologist Professor Julian Thomas has dated the Greater Stonehenge Cursus at about 3,500 years BC - 500 years older than the circle itself. They were able to pinpoint its age after discovering an antler pick used to dig the Cursus - the most significant find since it was discovered in 1723 by antiquarian William Stukeley. When the pick was carbon dated the results pointed to an age which was much older than previously thought... Pagans mark end of Stonehenge digPagans from dorset performed a closing ritual to mark the end of a major archaeological dig at Stonehenge. Members of the Weymouth-based Dolmen Grove order held the ceremony as 10 days of digging finished at the historic site. Tony Jameson, a member of the Grove, said: "It was very good. "The whole archaeological team took part and it was really nice." The grove was asked to the site to represent pagans and druids for an opening ritual at the end of March to bless the dig and placate the spirits... The Stonehenge Eclipse Calculator! Bill Kramer Some years ago I learned that someone had put forth the notion that Stonehenge, the famous archeological site in England, could have been used to predict eclipse events. As an eclipse chaser, I was naturally intrigued by this concept and wanted to learn more. During a visit to Stonehenge in 2001 the tour guide said that Stonehenge might have been used as an astronomical calculator. He mentioned that it was said to predict eclipses howev...  Uncovering stone circle's secretsA major archaeological investigation is getting under way at one of Western Europe"s most impressive prehistoric sites. The Ring of Brodgar in Orkney is the third largest stone circle in the British Isles, but little is known about it. A month-long programme of investigations will be undertaken by a 15-strong team. The last important archaeological studies took place there in the 1970s. Significant developments have taken place since then in analytical techniques including dating. Historic Scotl... Stonehenge A Mystical Temple? Stonehenge is one of the most famous megalithic monuments in the world and may once have been an observatory for predicting important astronomical events. But what is not clear is who built it, when, why and how? What was the extent of the architect's knowledge and was it designed as a center for religious ritual? These are just some of the questions raised about Stonehenge and here I shall attempt to find some answers. Stonehenge is a strange and pow... How to explain StonehengeAnthony North: They gather by the hundreds to see the Summer Solstice dawn at Stonehenge. Yet, some researchers feel they shouldn"t. They should actually be waiting for the Winter Solstice moon. That is what is important. Or is it purely an observatory? No, it"s about ancestor worship. No, it"s a calendar. No, it"s all about healing. No, it purely for burial. No, it"s purely about trade. No, it"s a UFO beacon. No, it"s a transmitter to the stars …. Will you all please shut up!: Thank you. That... Stonehenge Stonehenge is a megalithic monument on the Salisbury Plain in Southern England, composed mainly of thirty upright stones (sarsens, each over ten feet tall and weighing 26 tons), aligned in a circle, with thirty lintels (6 tons each) perched horizontally atop the sarsens in a continuous circle. There is also an inner circle composed of similar stones, also constructed in post-and-lintel fashion.... Stonehenge is a circular setting of large standing stones surrounded by an earthwor... |
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