Stonehenge is a mysterious relic, with more than 1000 relics almost all over Britain. These huge and towering stones stand in the wilderness, at the foot of the mountain, and even in the swamp areas of the past. * * * Tong is characterized by the fact that the local area is not a stone field. Like the stones in the pyramid, these stones move from a distance.
Thousands of years ago, people seemed to have a way to deal with stones. They can not only carry them easily, but also cut, place and place them at will. The builders of Stonehenge shaved off the rough surface and polished the sharp edges into smooth radians. They will also skillfully dig holes and let wooden stakes pass through.
Modern archaeologist Xian believes that the formation of these stones has some calendar and religious purposes. So far, there is no direct document or record to prove this. But the findings of archaeologists seem to explain part of the secret. Stonehenge, located in Wilshire, south of England Island, is the most famous Stonehenge. According to calculation, it has a history of more than 4000 years. Stonehenge is about 16 kilometers away from Sailsbury, and now there are about 38 large and small stones left. After a long period of weathering, many grotesque pits appeared on the stone surface. Stonehenge is arranged in a concentric circle. These stones are roughly rectangular, but they stand upright on the ground, more than thirteen feet high. On top of the adjacent stones, another stone is placed horizontally at the top, or horizontally on the heads of two or four stones, arranged in a strange way.
Stonehenge is made up of a kind of bluestone produced in Pilisili Mountain in southern Wales, 240 miles away from the present Stonehenge. According to some evidence collected, these huge stones were transported here by glaciers during the ice age. But who built it? Why is it established? No school of scholars can explain it.
The whole structure of Stonehenge is composed of rows of circular stones and circular grooves. The diameter of the circular groove is nearly 100 meter, and a stone slab named "hill" stands on the ground about 30 meters away from the outside of the entrance of Stonehenge. If you look at this stone from the circular groove, it is exactly where the sun rises from the summer solstice. Therefore, some scholars believe that Stonehenge should be used by ancient people to record the movement of the sun. But in 1963, Hawkins, an astronomy professor at Boston University, put forward a more amazing theory. He believes that Stonehenge is actually an ancient computer that can predict and calculate the orbits of the sun and the moon. This theory did cause great shock and criticism at that time, but modern scholars' research found that his statement was more and more correct. Let's see what these scholars' inferences are.
Stonehenge was built in prehistoric times, divided into three periods and lasted for nearly a thousand years. The first stage began around 2750 BC, and archaeologists called it "the first stage of Stonehenge". During this period, the most puzzling thing is this relic called Aubrey Cave. These caves are17th century stones. An archaeologist, John? Aubrey found it. These holes are located at the inner edge of the annular groove and also form a circle, with a total of 56 holes. These holes were immediately dug and filled, and it was made sure that no stone pillars were erected in the holes. Why dig 56 instead of an integer? It is extremely nerve-racking for researchers. According to Oxford University Alexander? Professor Tom's research pointed out that after studying other ringed stone relics in Britain, he found that the arrangement of these holes was similar to the pyramid structure, that is, they also used the "golden ratio".
Tom connected Cave 4, Cave 20 and Cave 36 according to the standard map drawn by the British Environmental Protection Agency, and a pyramid figure with its top pointing south appeared. After that, the technical level and scale of the two construction periods were improved, and it is obvious that the people who built the stone pillars were by no means uncivilized primitive peoples.
Hawkins believes that several important positions of Stonehenge seem to indicate the position where the sun rises from summer to sun. Seen from the opposite direction, it is exactly where the sun sets from the winter solstice. Besides the sun, the rising and falling points of the moon seem to be recorded. However, the moon doesn't keep spinning every year like the sun. It has a lunar calendar lasting 19 years. There are more than forty columns near the entrance of Stonehenge, arranged in six rows, which coincide with the northernmost position of the moon in the cycle, so these six rows of columns are likely to represent six cycles, that is, six lunar months. Observing and recording the movement of the moon has a history of more than one hundred years.
Three important periods
From 3300 BC to 900 BC, the construction of Stonehenge went through several important stages.
Before 3000 BC-Stonehenge in this period was distributed in the Irish Sea and the surrounding areas of the Irish-Scottish Strait. The number is small but impressive, with a diameter of over 30 meters. There is an independent stone outside the circle, which seems to be a sign that "this place has been occupied"
Around 2600 BC, metals were introduced to the whole of Britain, and hard chisel tools were made. Stonehenge in this period is more exquisite and perfect, like Stanton Drew in Somerset and Blaude Garin in orkney, with a diameter of over 90 meters. While other major stony layers are much smaller, generally only 18 to 30m. They have a special phenomenon, that is, in addition to circular stone arrays, there will also be oval stone arrays with their long axes pointing in the direction of the sun and the moon. This figure also presents an interesting phenomenon in religion. We found that no matter how big the circumference of Stonehenge is, the number of standing stones in different places is unique. For example, the number of Lake District is 12, hebrides is 13, central Scotland is 4, 6 or 8, Scotland is 19 or 20, and Ireland is 19 or 20.
2000 BC-In this last period, the number of Stonehenge built by traditional methods began to decrease. The overall shape is not perfect, either a perfect circle or a twisted ring. The scale is not as good as before, and some even have a diameter of less than 3 meters. Does this mean that the traditional exquisite craftsmanship has gradually disappeared? No one can understand the real purpose behind the creation of these huge Stonehenge. Since then, we have lost a lot of valuable knowledge.