A companion to one of Europe's most eminent prehistoric monuments has been discovered just a mile away.
Bluehenge has the same rough configuration as its sister site, Stonehenge, but with 27 stones instead of 56. It is speculated that the stones of Bluehenge may have been moved to aid in
the making of Stonehenge.
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posted by Hardcore Poser
on Oct 3, 2009 -
43 comments
The forgotten technology - "I am a retired carpenter with 35 years experience in construction ... I have began to build a replica of Stonehenge with eight 10 ton blocks on end and 2 ton blocks on top. One man, no wheels, no rollers, no ropes, no hoist or power equipment, using only sticks and stones."
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posted by madamjujujive
on Jul 22, 2004 -
31 comments
The vagina monoliths? Host to theories ranging from alien landing site to Druid calendar, a University of British Columbia gynecologist believes Stonehenge may have been built to deliberately represent a gigantic female sexual organ.
posted by XQUZYPHYR
on Jul 23, 2003 -
16 comments
Spring Forward, Fall Back... Daylight Savings Time is just around the corner. This Sunday at 2am to be exact, for Americans.
This is just a friendly reminder. In Europe it's already happened. Time's weird. Humanity's been trying to figure it out since
Stonehenge and we still have to reset our clocks twice a year. You think by now we'd have gotten it right. Even
MetricTime would require regular fixin'. Why can't we just
stop the madness? Or would that be even worse?
posted by ZachsMind
on Apr 2, 2003 -
34 comments
The
King of Stonehenge found in a 4,000-year-old grave near
Stonehenge may have been from Switzerland and involved in its construction. It is the
richest Bronze Age burial found in Britain "off the scale".
...it is fascinating to think that someone from abroad – probably modern day Switzerland – could well have played an important part in the construction of Britain’s most famous archaeological site.”
posted by stbalbach
on Feb 10, 2003 -
16 comments
