Althouse: Timberhenge.

२३ जुलै, २०१०

Timberhenge.

Discovered, without digging, near Stonehenge.

१४ टिप्पण्या:

KCFleming म्हणाले...: Spinal Tap could make a Tiny Timberhenge in its honor.; २३/७/१०, ७:२५ AM
KCFleming म्हणाले...: Mebbe that's where The Timbertoes are buried.; २३/७/१०, ७:२९ AM
traditionalguy म्हणाले...: I bet that those trees were a lot easier to carry around and erect in a circle than those Stone Megaliths were. But than there is always the fire hazard to guard against. But if I were a god that demanded regular human deaths to satisfy my anger and avert Global Cooling (a/k/a Sun's return in Spring), than I would never settle for lite trees surrounding my sacred alter. I might demand Wind Mills which would also create Green Priest Jobs.; २३/७/१०, ८:२८ AM
Moose म्हणाले...: Pogo - when you do that you just kill the thread, dude.; २३/७/१०, ८:४३ AM
KCFleming म्हणाले...: You mean, post anything at all?

I do have that effect.
I can clear a room like nobody's business.; २३/७/१०, ८:५० AM
KCFleming म्हणाले...: Sorry, man.

*sniff*; २३/७/१०, ८:५२ AM
Original Mike म्हणाले...: Maybe the timber one was their way of drawing blueprints.; २३/७/१०, ८:५४ AM
Pete the Streak म्हणाले...: I saw this on Nat Geo, History HD, or some other channel last week.

This stuff just fascinates me.; २३/७/१०, १०:१७ AM
Matthew Noto म्हणाले...: So, in the same area you have Stonehenge, Woodhenge, and now Timberhenge.

Within and about the same area, you have a series of hills, natural and man-made, which are all within visual range of one another on a clear day.

Whatever someone was doing at Stonehenge/Woodhenge/Timberhenge, the intent was to transmit the results of that work (astrological readings, ceremonials stuff, etc) across a large stretch of Southern Britain, methinks.

Is is a system of ancient clocks? Is each henge apportioned to the movements of the Sun, Moon and Planets, respectively? Were they talking to their dead leaders/amcestors buried nearby? Who knows, but the ancients were obviously far smarter and resourceful than we give them credit for.

Fascinating stuff.; २३/७/१०, १०:२८ AM
Dust Bunny Queen म्हणाले...: It would be interesting to know what sort of trees they used to create the uprights. It might help to narrow the range as to when it was built.

I believe the estimates for the Stonehenge are 6500 years ago, although I have read some that think as much as 8000 bc.

The climate of the area was certainly different then and the area does not now support large timber.

The question in my mind would be was the wood henge a precursor of the Stonehenge or a later structure, when perhaps the people had lost the technology or motivation to build a stone structure.

I love this stuff.; २३/७/१०, १०:३२ AM
Joe म्हणाले...: What the hell happened to Bronze Henge?; २३/७/१०, ११:२१ AM
Original Mike म्हणाले...: And let's not forget this henge.; २३/७/१०, ११:३७ AM
Unknown म्हणाले...: Woodhenge would make a lot more sense in a land of Druids. One hopes they will get around to a little digging at some point. It would be interesting to see if there were human remains.; २३/७/१०, ११:४६ AM
AC245 म्हणाले...: It would be interesting to see if there were human remains.

Bonehenge?; २३/७/१०, १:५० PM