2006-11-16 13:47:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Most scholars believe it was built by pure brute labor. For more info about stonehenge, see the links below.
The Discovery Channel has an excellent video set
"The construction of this megalithic monument is both confusing and mystifing. But to the builders, it may have just been a way of life.
There is also an excellent video from the History Channel
Here is another theory:
"Some people claim to have seen UFOs in the area, perhaps connected with the military installations around Warminster, that has led to ideas over it being an extraterrestrial landing site. Alfred Watkins found three ley lines running through the site and others have employed numerology dowsing or geomancy to reach diverse conclusions regarding the site's power and purpose." per wikipedia
2006-11-16 14:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 · 80⤊ 15⤋
The largest stones at Stonehenge (known as sarsens) were collected from the surrounding area, many seem to have been 'erratics', stones left behind by the retreating glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age.
Only the smaller 'blue-stones' came from Wales.
The mundane truth is that the stones were erected by nothing more than British man-power. Dragged to the site they were chiselled into shape and then gradually pulled into place by lots of men with lots of rope and lots of logs.
It is a testiment to the organisational skills of these people that they could feed and house a huge workforce for years on end to accomplish this amazing construction.
2006-11-17 00:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by Beowulf-Boy 3 · 16⤊ 6⤋
It was a mystery, however, the stones are in perfect alignment, and, when studied, recently had outstanding mathematical qualities! It is really quite weird however, because the stones have been there since... always! The stones weigh a ton, literally, and would have been nearly impossible to move back in the day, so some otherworldly force would have had to place them there. Another weird fact is that the stones are warm to the touch, even when it is raining. Weird, huh? The whole wales quarry idea is exactly that... an idea! There is more then one stone circle like this in England, actually quite a few. So for that theory to be true, they would have had to haul those stones miles. There is another missing piece to the puzzle if that was indeed true. Why'd they bother going through the trouble to move those stones in the first place?
Zach Strass
2006-11-16 13:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by Zach S 5 · 23⤊ 14⤋
Hey,
This guy's trying to prove that one man, working alone, could have built Stonehenge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRRDzFROMx0
Pretty compelling argument, I have to say.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-18 12:55:49 · answer #4 · answered by symesc 1 · 18⤊ 15⤋
There are only speculations but no real information how the Stonehenge was made.
2006-11-16 14:54:37 · answer #5 · answered by mimi 4 · 15⤊ 31⤋
no 1 no's.
2006-11-16 13:49:24 · answer #6 · answered by mystery guy 3 · 13⤊ 67⤋