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This video briefly overviews 11 secrets and mysteries about Stonehenge. One such mystery is how the Lintels, which are the "crossbar" stones placed on top of the Sarsen stones are level to within inches, this could be an accident that the ancient builders did not intend and we confuse Correlation with Causation and think it was done on purpose. Other mysteries surrounding Stonehenge can be described as a belief in Ancient Wisdom since advanced geometry was used to track solar and lunar cycles and important dates such as the solstices.

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Sitting on the plains of England, Stonehenge is considered one the UK's greatest treasures. It is by far the the most famous of the British Isle's stone circles. But, despite its notoriety, there is much that remains mysterious to this Stone Age sculpture.
Produced by Kevin Reilly. Animation by Rob Ludacer.

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Sitting on the plains of England, Stonehenge is considered one the UK's greatest treasures. It is by far the the most famous of the British Isle's stone circles. But, despite its notoriety, there is much that remains mysterious to this Stone Age sculpture. Produced by Kevin Reilly. Animation by Rob Ludacer.

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The attached video is of an actual Summer Solstice Druid ceremony and celebrations from 2016. Some believe Stonehenge was a site used for Druid rituals and ceremonies, likely due to ideological support or emotional connection. An appeal to authority could also be the reason why such Druid ceremonies still happen in modern day, if for instance a child's parents are Druids then perhaps the kid would participate in hopes of Appealing to the parents.

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Stonehenge: 2016 Summer Solstice Celebrations and Druid Ceremony

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The provided video discusses the possible origins of Stonehenge. It theorizes that it may have been built in Whales first before being dug up and moved to its current day location in England. It states that carbon dating on the stones prove that the stones were excavated from their quarry in Whales 500 years before Stonehenge was made and state the stones may have been used locally before Stonehenge. This could be a confusion of correlation with causation, just because the stones were removed 500 years before Stonehenge does not mean they were used in any way.

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The question of Stonehenge's origin has baffled the public imagination and scientists worldwide for more than a century.

Despite many years of archaeological research, very little is known about who erected stone formation and for what purpose.

But the scientific community could be on the verge of a major breakthrough thanks to an international collaboration with a group of scientists from the University of Oxford.

A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports looked at a number of ancient remains buried at the historic site more some 5,000 to 4,400 years ago.

The study gave a glimpse into the origin of Stonehenge, suggesting the standing stones were transported more than 124 miles (200 km) from a quarry in West Wales to the Stonehenge site in Wessex.

For year scientists have focused on why Stonehenge was built but never quite looked at who exactly built the stone monument and who was buried at it.

A number of cremated and buried remains are scattered across the Stonehenge site, perhaps some of the poor denizens whose hard work built the structure.

The new investigation examined a total of 25 skulls and bones originally excavated form 56 Stonehenge pits in the 1920s.

Strontium isotope analysis found at least 10 out of the 25 buried people did not spend the last decade of their life near Stonehenge.

Instead, the bodies were traced to a region in West Wales - the source of Stonehenge's bluestone rock.

Lead author Christophe Snoeck said: "The recent discovery that some biological information survives the high temperatures reached during cremation offered us the exciting possibility to finally study the origin of those buried at Stonehenge."

For some time now, archaeologists have known of the Welsh connection to Stonehenge, but the study shows the people buried at the monument were moving between Wessex and Wales in the Late Neolithic.

John Pouncett, Oxford School of Archaeology, said: "The powerful combination of stable isotopes and spatial technology gives us a new insight into the communities who built Stonehenge.

Spatial technology gives us a new insight into the communities who built Stonehenge

John Pouncett, Oxford School of Archaeology

"The cremated remains from the enigmatic Aubrey Holes and updated mapping of the biosphere suggest that people from the Preseli Mountains not only supplied the bluestones used to build the stone circle, but moved with the stones and were buried there too."

The archaeological data collected during the course of the research suggest at least some of the "non-local" individuals buried at Stonehenge were cremated away from the site and brought back for burial.

The study suggests strong links existed between the ancient societies scattered across the South of England and Wales despite the distance in between.

Stonehenge is understood to have been a place of ceremonial burial for at least 500 years as early as 5,000 years ago.

The standing stones were erected in various stages but the most iconic central circle of Stonehenge did not appear until 2,500 BC.

The earliest known structure on the Wessex chalk mound was built in the Mesolithic period, between 8,500 BC and 7,000 BC, but there is no direct link between it and Stonehenge.

Today, Stonehenge is a recognised World Heritage Site protected by English Heritage.

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Stonehenge mystery SOLVED: Who built Stonehenge? Latest study on stone formation REVEALED

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The question of Stonehenge's origin has baffled the public imagination and scientists worldwide for more than a century. Despite many years of archaeological research, very little is known about who erected stone formation and for what purpose.

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The attached picture illustrates the complex geometry and astrology present in Stonehenge. Some believe the builders of Stonehenge contained Ancient wisdom and were great astronomers and used advanced geometry in Stonehenge to track various Solar and Lunar cycles, and important dates. Since Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument and physical records only go back so far, a lot of the mysticism that surrounds Stonehenge can be justified by the Unknown, since we can only interpret archaeological findings and ancient records

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This picture is based off the theory that Stonehenge supported a raised platform made of wood. This theory suggests that the raised platform would be occupied by figures of importance, perhaps addressing a crowd or overseeing/performing a ceremony. Such ceremonies may have been Druid or Pagan rituals which some believe, thanks to Ideological support, Stonehenge was used for. Such theories may not be as widely accepted to due Suppression by Authority, in this case the Authority suppressing these facts would be the introduction of new religions. The newly adopted religion would often purge and erase any evidence of what predated them.

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Pictured below is what is considered the Station Stone  Rectangle C. 2750 B.C.  It shows what is believed by some to be one of Stonehenge's earliest incarnations that contained a rectangle marked with 4 Sarsen stones.  When that rectangle is split in half diagonally, it forms a perfect Pythagorean 5:12:13 triangle.  Since Pythagoras would not be born and invent the Pythagorean method of geometry for another 2000 years people often view this as a sign of Ancient Wisdom, however it could also be the case of patternicity or confusion of correlation with causation, just because the may have been a Pythagorean triangle does not mean that the ancient builders were aware or it or using that type of geometry.

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The attached article discusses various facts and theories pertaining to Stonehenge.  Different theories on where the stones used for Stonehenge actually came from and how the people transported them are discussed, in which you can observe Ancient Wisdom and Unknown red flags.  Also theories about why Stonehenge was made are presented in the website, some theories could be an example of Ideology reg flag since the theories state that the site is of importance to many religions, such as Druidism and Paganism.

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The stones of Stonehenge have endured centuries of weathering and erosion.

Credit: ivanovsky | Shutterstock

Stonehenge is a massive stone monument located on a chalky plain north of the modern-day city of Salisbury, England. Research shows that the site has continuously evolved over a period of about 10,000 years. The structure that we call "Stonehenge" was built between roughly 5,000 and 4,000 years ago and was one part of a larger sacred landscape that included a massive stone monument that was 15 times the size of Stonehenge.

The biggest of Stonehenge's stones, known as sarsens, are up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall and weigh 25 tons (22.6 metric tons) on average. It is widely believed that they were brought from Marlborough Downs, a distance of 20 miles (32 kilometers) to the north.

Smaller stones, referred to as "bluestones" (they have a bluish tinge when wet or freshly broken), weigh up to 4 tons and come from several different sites in western Wales, having been transported as far as 140 miles (225 km). It's unknown how people in antiquity moved them that far. Recent experiments show that it is possible for a one-ton stone to be moved by a dozen people on a wooden trackway, but whether this technique was actually used by the ancient builders is uncertain.

Scientists have also raised the possibility that during the last ice age glaciers carried these bluestones closer to the Stonehenge area and the monument's makers didn't have to move them all the way from Wales. Water transport by raft is another idea that has been proposed but researchers now question whether this method was viable.

No one knows why ancient people built Stonehenge, but it seems to have been arranged to face the midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset.

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Stonehenge is just one part of a larger sacred landscape that contains many other stone and wooden structures as well as burials. Archaeologists have also found evidence for widespread prehistoric hunting and a road that may have led to Stonehenge.

From what scientists can tell, Salisbury Plain was considered to be a sacred area long before Stonehenge itself was constructed. As early as 10,500 years ago, three large pine posts, which were totem poles of sorts, were erected at the site.

Hunting played an important role in the area. Researchers have uncovered roughly 350 animal bones and 12,500 flint tools or fragments, just a mile away from Stonehenge, the finds dating from 7500 B.C. to 4700 B.C. The presence of abundant game may have led people to consider the area sacred.

Dozens of burial mounds have been discovered near Stonehenge indicating that hundreds, if not thousands, of people were buried there in ancient times. At least 17 shrines, some in the shape of a circle, have also been discovered near Stonehenge. A " House of the Dead" was recently discovered near Stonehenge that dates to 3700 B.C.-3500 B.C.

Around 5,500 years ago two earthworks known as Cursus monuments were erected at Stonehenge, the longest of which ran for 1.8 miles (3 km). By 5,300 years ago two massive eyeglass-shaped wooden palisades, which were set ablaze during ceremonies, were constructed at Avebury, near Stonehenge.

At Stonehenge, more construction occurred around 5,000 years ago with postholes indicating that either bluestones or upright timber posts were propped up on the site. Then, around 4,600 years ago, a double circle made using dozens of bluestones was created at the site.

By 4,400 years ago, Stonehenge had changed again, having a series of sarsen stones erected in the shape of a horseshoe, with every pair of these huge stones having a stone lintel connecting them. In turn, a ring of sarsens surrounded this horseshoe, their tops connecting to each other, giving the appearance of a giant interconnected stone circle surrounding the horseshoe.

By 4,300 years ago, Stonehenge had been expanded to include the addition of two bluestone rings, one inside the horseshoe and another between the horseshoe and the outer layer of interconnected sarsen stones.

Construction at Stonehenge slowed down around 4,000 years ago. As time went on the monument fell into neglect and disuse, some of its stones fell over while others were taken away. [ In Photos: A Walk Through Stonehenge]

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There is an interesting connection between the earlier Cursus monuments and the later Stonehenge. Archaeologists found that the longest Cursus monument had two pits, one on the east and one on the west. These pits, in turn, align with Stonehenge's heel stone and a processional avenue.

"Suddenly, you've got a link between [the long Cursus pit] and Stonehenge through two massive pits, which appear to be aligned on the sunrise and sunset on the mid-summer solstice," said University of Birmingham archaeologist Vincent Gaffney, who is leading a project to map Stonehenge and its environs.

Some of the people who built Stonehenge may have lived near the monument at a series of houses excavated at Durrington Walls. Recently, archaeologists discovered evidence that people who lived in these houses feasted on meat and dairy products. The rich diet of the people who may have built Stonehenge provides evidence that they were not slaves or coerced, said a team of archaeologists in an article published in 2015 in the journal Antiquity.

Many theories have been put forward so to why Stonehenge was constructed.

"It's part of a much more complex landscape with processional and ritual activities that go around it," Gaffney told Live Science, noting that people may have traveled considerable distances to come to Stonehenge.

One theory about Stonehenge, released in 2012 by members of the Stonehenge Riverside Project, is that Stonehenge marks the "unification of Britain," a point when people across the island worked together and used a similar style of houses, pottery and other items.

It would explain why they were able to bring bluestones all the way from west Wales and how the labor and resources for the construction were marshaled.

"Stonehenge itself was a massive undertaking, requiring the labor of thousands to move stones from as far away as west Wales, shaping them and erecting them. Just the work itself, requiring everyone literally to pull together, would have been an act of unification," said professor Mike Parker Pearson of the University of Sheffield in a news release.

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Stonehenge: Facts & Theories About Mysterious Monument

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Stonehenge is a massive stone monument located on a chalky plain north of the modern-day city of Salisbury, England. Research shows that the site has continuously evolved over a period of about 10,000 years.

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This website is also from the English-Heritage website, it covers the possible significance of Stonehenge. Such significance is due to the fact that it is believed that the earliest first stage of Stonehenge was a monument for a cremation cemetery.  Other significance can be found by the value found in the understanding gained about regional and international contacts from the 4th to 2nd millennia BC, and shed light on how prehistoric society was organised.  Furthermore Stonehenge is unlike any other prehistoric monument since it dressed the stones using sophisticated techniques and erected them using interlocking joints. This website again deals with an Appeal to Authority and even Ancient Wisdom, however in this case Stonehenge really does display a case where the ancients had some knowledge (with the sophisticated techniques and interlocking joints used.)

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Stonehenge is the world's best-known ancient stone circle, lying at the heart of one of the richest archaeological landscapes in Europe. Built around the same time as the Great Pyramid in Egypt, 4,500 years ago, the finished monument of massive and finely dressed sarsen stone was unlike anything ever seen across Europe. It is a powerful memorial to a key period of British and European history, a time of transformations when landscape was being monumentalised in completely new ways as part of communities' changing relationships with the land.

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Stonehenge is a unique prehistoric monument, at the centre of a rich and varied prehistoric landscape, and a World Heritage Site.

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The attached English-Heritage website reviews the known history of Stonehenge throughout the ages.  The website is published on a respectable website, using credible sources for their history overview.  As such, an Appeal to Authority and Simplicity could be the reason for such a historical timeline to gone uncontested. However developing a timeline for Stonehenge is limited due to the lack of physical records that date back that far in history.  Since Stonehenge is a prehistoric site it may be impossible to fully understand the reasons for it or the changes made to its structure throughout history.

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Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most famous prehistoric monument. It was built in several stages: the first monument was an early henge monument, built about 5,000 years ago, and the unique stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period about 2500 BC. In the early Bronze Age many burial mounds were built nearby.

Today, together with Avebury, Stonehenge forms the heart of a World Heritage Site, with a unique concentration of prehistoric monuments.

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A history of Stonehenge, explaining how the prehistoric monument developed from an early henge into its final form, as well as its later history.

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A look at Stonehenge, the mysterious, most architecturally sophisticated prehistoric megalithic (ancient stone) structure in the world