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1/12/2011

Mysterious Stones (Stonehenge) from Wiltshire England

Stonehenge stone that still keeps the mystery story behind it, located in Wiltshire England. Is an arrangement of stones arranged in a circular form from a period 5000 years BC ago. Thousands of tourists visit there to watch the building, which means in these locations have a vortex of energy and become a place of worship for adherents of certain religions "Neopagans". other than that some of the interesting things there are the tourists also can enjoy the sunset point. Some researchers indicated the place was built for a purpose and specific purpose, but the object is still ongoing research conducted by researchers archaeologists.
The building is visible now is the parts that are still intact, it is because some of the original buildings have been damaged or destroyed due to the distortion of nature and weather. The archaeologists believe that the building in shape in three stages, Stonehange 1, 2, and 3.
In the first stage "Stonehange 1" of the neolithic ancestors of the English nation, build the site by first creating a circular trench using deer antlers (which means at that time used as a hoe). Then the trench has been dug along the 320 feet with a depth of 7 meters.
Next they use chalk rubble to build an outer circle. while the circle was built inside a shallow hole, known as Aubrey holes (taken from the name of an inventor "John Aubrey" scholar in the 17th century). Also built during the parallel pair of stone known as the entrance. The researchers say that the building has been used for more than 500 years.
Stonehenge II development begins at about the 2100 years BC, at this stage of the Neolithic to construct a building half-circle of granite known as bluestone (From the original dye them). by granite they earn more likely comes from the mountains in south wales Preselli. one of the interesting part is how they bring 80 twenty pieces of stone, each weighing 4 tons are 250 miles away at the time?.
Stonehenge is the third development begins at 2000 BC, is a building whose shape we can see today. At this time built a circle of rocks. The stones are stacked parallel to and founded on the pillars of stone with a circular arrangement. There are about 30 pieces of stone are arranged parallel to each weight to 50 tons. but now only 17 stones are still standing.

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