More than 90 huge stones age of about 4.5 thousand. years have been found by archaeologists at a depth of one meter under the ground, three kilometers from Stonehenge – one of the most mysterious and famous archaeological sites, built 4- 5 thousand. years ago.
The archaeologists were able to detect the “second Stonehenge” – a complex of hundreds of huge stones buried under the ground. Despite the fact that it is located three kilometers from the “first” of Stonehenge – a place that for decades studied by experts and is visited by tens of thousands of people every year – managed to find it almost by accident.
Stonehenge – the construction of the huge blocks of stone, located in Wiltshire (UK). Such buildings are typical of VI-III millennia, known as megalithic. Their main feature is that they are made of stone blocks or slabs weighing may exceed several tens of tonnes.
Stonehenge is a complex of stone ring and a horseshoe shape. 30 stones in a circle with a diameter of 33 m, their height is just over four meters, and weight – 25 tons. They are laid on top of the rocks jumper length of about 3.2 m, so that the top of the jumpers are located at an altitude of just under five meters above land.
At the center of the circle previously housed five trilitov – structures in the form of the letter “P”. The generators of the stones weigh about 50 tons. The smallest steam trilitov reached 6 meters in height, the next pair was slightly higher, but the biggest is the central trilit whose height exceeds 7 m. By the XIX century survived only two trilitis from the southeast and a strong bent support the central structure. In the first half of the XX century it has been restored trilit one from the northwest and central support trilitis rectified.
Scientists believe that Stonehenge was built around 4-5 thousand. years ago, and its purpose, there are many legends. So, one of them (the first time she appeared in 1136) states that the construction of megalithic was associated with the name of the wizard Merlin – a mentor and adviser of King Arthur, and others report that Stonehenge is the sanctuary of the Druids, or the tomb of the wife of the leader of the Celtic tribe called Boadicea. There were assumptions and that Stonehenge was a place for astronomical observations of ancient people: the arrangement of stones tied to the seemingly annual motion of the sun. Over the months, the nearest star to our planet shines through different gaps between the stones, and the summer solstice the sun rises over the so-called Heel Stone rendered outside of the large range of facilities.
At the moment, the dominant version, explains the megalith are: Stonehenge was built as a place of worship and rituals. Archaeologists have found that Stonehenge can store a still many mysteries:
three kilometers away were found large stones (more than 90 pieces), which reach heights of 4.5 m . All of these stones are located below the ground surface at a depth of about 1 m and lying on their sides. They are located not in a circle, like the stones of Stonehenge, and is a line in the shape of the letter “C».
The stones were located along the southeastern edge of Durrington Walls – the largest known to science Stone Age settlements which is located three kilometers from Stonehenge was built at the same time with him. Discovered “underground Stonehenge” was using a special radar equipment. The finds themselves scientists call it “a rare good fortune.”
«This is one of the largest stone monument ever built in Europe, has been under our noses about 4 thousand. years. It’s just incredible. We do not think that somewhere in the world there are other similar facilities. This is a completely new type of construction for us, and its scale is truly impressive. We believe that the original building was the scene of some to commit ritual – these stones look like stage sets, the purpose of which is to impress the audience, “- says the head of the research team Vince Gaffney, a professor of the University of Bradford. In addition, the C-shaped construction actually resembles a circus or a theater stage. To present the results of the general public is planned to British Science Festival , which will be held September 7-10.
have found a “second Stonehenge” archaeologists believe that it could be built by the same people who created and Stonehenge, but the link between the two destination megaliths researchers are not sure. Professor Gaffney commented:
«It was a significant transformation of the surrounding landscape, the objectives of which, however, we do not understand. One thing is clear – facilities were of great importance for the people who built them and designated special places. This construction mobilized all forces of society – just as the construction of cathedrals united Europeans. ”
On the question of why more than 90 stones, which reach heights of 4.5 m, turned on his side and laid buried under the ground, archaeologists are responsible as follows: most likely this was done deliberately to prevent the stones from being destroyed.
Although the discovery is likely to bring more questions than answers, archaeologists believe that the discovery will make a significant contribution in the study of Stonehenge, and the study of other European megalithic buildings of the same era. “Underground Stonehenge” – is not the only recent discovery of archaeologists kind. A few years ago Scientists report , that in one and a half kilometers from the megalith was found “little brother” of construction, called Blyuhendzh and is 27 holes, which previously housed the blue stones.
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