What is the significance of Stonehenge in Salisbury?

In Salzburg, England, Stonehenge means "suspended rock". These six-meter-high stone pillars and the lintel between them are spectacular. For thousands of years, this megalithic group has experienced man-made and natural destruction and erosion; Still standing.

It is obviously different from other stone groups, because it is the only stone group that has been artificially carved, and its structure is quite exquisite. Obviously, each stone is also precisely carved into a certain arc through precise mathematical calculation, and finally put together.

How exactly did Stonehenge come into being? What is the long-term purpose? There are two main reasons for this. First, King Arthur's magician moved here. The second is the druid's sacrificial site. However, according to the determination of radioactive carbon, this Stonehenge group appeared earlier than Druids 1000 years ago!

According to some early studies, this kind of stone column group can only be done by architects of the Roman Empire. At the time of disagreement, several prehistoric tombs were found nearby, and there were countless funerary objects. Because these funerary objects were exquisitely hand-made, which could never have been made by aborigines at that time, archaeologists concluded that Stonehenge was built by foreign immigrants. However, judging from the year of the funerary objects, this is impossible, because these funerary objects were made 800 years later than Stonehenge. So its construction should have nothing to do with foreign culture.

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6? 8? 6? Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, Stonehenge can be regarded as a national symbol of Britain. It is not easy for us to understand the purpose of this ancient building. Some people think it is a temple for sacrificial ceremonies, but most people think it is a calculator for astronomical calendars. Some people even said that it was a religious shrine at that time, and some people with high status were buried.

So far, we can't 100% determine its purpose, but what is certain is that it was not built at will. Only people with investment value will be the real purpose of this Stonehenge construction.

Today, the stones we saw at Stonehenge have been seriously damaged. Most of the stones have been weathered, or moved to other places during the period of building roads, and some of them were destroyed by tourists centuries ago.

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6? 8? 6? As early as 4,000 years ago in the Neolithic Age, this stone array had already stood at the height of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, at 137 km southwest of London. The reason for the construction of this stone array is still a mystery. Theoretically, its use is between religion and astronomy. Today, there are still some huge stones standing on the ground, still containing its sacred and mysterious atmosphere. There is no denying that it only exists in the world under the labor of hundreds of people.

The main stone groups of Stonehenge in Britain are arranged in a horseshoe-shaped ring. Most of the outer stone rings are still standing in the ruins, and there is a thin stone ring in this stone ring. Among these two stone rings, there is also a special prehistoric building "Trilithon", that is, two upright boulders, and the other boulder lies horizontally on the floor.

The whole building is not only a stone building, but also surrounded by ditches and soil slopes. There is also a small route to the Avon River in the northeast of the stone group. At the beginning of the connecting stone array, several stones were arranged on it.

It doesn't mean that all other stones were built in this general period, but why is this stone relic particularly concerned? After the Stone Age, all kinds of stone buildings spread all over the earth, but compared with them, Stonehenge in Britain is definitely a controversial building. Some researchers found that the pillars on the periphery of the Stonehenge are closely connected with the lintels on the stone pillars, forming a complete ring. They used the technology used by carpenters today, that is, by using the method of "putting bamboo shoots", the protruding parts at the top of the stone pillars were connected with the lintels. But the question is, how can people accurately calculate the radian at this time, so that the lintel can be balanced and laid flat on the stone pillar, and a circular Stonehenge can be formed.

Stonehenge in Britain has three stages of construction, which have stood in front of us for two thousand years. Corrosion, time and human activities have made it lose its original appearance. Perhaps it is not as magnificent as some people think, but it does tell us a message: we can't deny the high wisdom of our predecessors.

On the periphery of the main relics stand some circular sandstone relics (sarsen), which are about 4 meters high and weigh about 25 tons, and some of them still have lintels. Among them, there are large sandstone remains, the highest of which is about 7 meters. They are all the "three stone arches" mentioned above, and trilithon is written in Greek. The word "sarsen" comes from "saracen" (Saracen, Muslim), which means pagan, similar to Satan.

Some interesting speculations come from bluestone, which is sandwiched between round sandstone and horseshoe sandstone. There are about 60 pieces there, but only a few are standing and two are lintels. Bluestone sandstone can also be found in the larger 19 block. These stones are arranged in the center of the array from small to large, and the tall and thin stones are arranged at intervals with the square-pointed stones. Now, most of the blue-gray sandstone has been covered with moss and is no longer blue. If some of these blue-gray sandstones have just been cut off, they will be slate blue, so we can find many different blues between them.

Stones outside Stonehenge are also within the research scope of Stonehenge. The "Heel Stone" is a special stone, which stands on the path leading to the Avon River with a horseshoe-shaped opening in the northeast of the ruins. There are some special stones on this path, such as "slaughter stone" and "standing stone". The former is a gate in front of the ruins, and the latter is a square arrangement composed of four stone heads. The diameter of the main stone array is about 9 1 m. There are 56 pits on the boundary of Stonehenge, called Aubrey Cave, and there are two other pits here: Z and Y, so it is estimated that there should be more blue-gray sandstone here, but it has disappeared.

← "Heelstone", inclined 30 degrees,

The shape is similar to the root of high heels.

All the stones on the Salisbury Plain were also shipped from far away, using only muscles and primitive tools, such as ropes and wooden levers. It is estimated that these sandstones were shipped from marlborough, 30 kilometers north; The blue-gray sandstone comes from the Presley Mountains in southwest Wales, about 385 kilometers away. How to transport each boulder weighing four tons is still under study, and I believe it will take a long time.

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The first stage? 6? 8 (3 100 ~ 2800 BC) Neolithic age

The earliest part of Stonehenge was built from about 3 100 BC to 2300 BC, that is, the Neolithic Age. At this time, Stonehenge is surrounded by an annular trench with a diameter of 100 m, with a slope in the trench and an entrance in the northeast.

The Aubrey Cave mentioned above was also in this period, and 56 pits were called Aubrey Cave, because the name of the person who first discovered it was John Albery. These pits were used to fix wood and stone pillars, but they were later abandoned. At the same time, human ashes were also found in these concave kang.

On the other hand, the path from "Avenue" to Avon River also appeared in this period, which connects the entrance to the northeast, about 2 kilometers. "Slaughtering Stone" was placed in the inner pool of stone gold, and now it has fallen; In addition, the "heel stone" is located on the road 27 meters away from the stone array, weighing 35 tons and 6 meters high; "Standing stone" is a square arrangement composed of four stone heads. These three groups of boulders came from this era at the same time.

The second stage (2800 ~ 2 BC100)

The second construction stage of Stonehenge is about 2800 BC, which is difficult to determine, so this period may be different. It has been suggested that this is the period when Stonehenge stabilized huge stakes, and other wooden columns with different structures were also built during this period, such as Stanton Drew, which are very close to the main Stonehenge. It has also been suggested that the double horseshoe-shaped blue-gray sandstone and fine stones in the site were established during this period.

The third stage (2 100 BC ~ 0/500 BC)

6? 8? 6? The third stage of the construction of Stonehenge was about 2 100 BC. Most of the stones were built during this period, including three stone arches of five groups of sandstone. The highest three stone arches are more than 7 meters high, including its top stone or lintel, all of which are horseshoe-shaped sandstone. Several three stone archways are surrounded by a ring with a diameter of about 33 meters, including 30 neatly trimmed vertical sandstone. These stones are 4m high and 2m wide, with an average thickness of 1 m, supporting a continuous sandstone lintel ring, which is circular sandstone.

6? 8? 6? At the end of this stage, horseshoe-shaped blue-gray sandstone was placed inside horseshoe-shaped sandstone. About 60 kinds of blue-gray sandstone are sandwiched between horseshoe sandstone and round sandstone.

The fourth stage? 6? 8 (BC 1500 ~ 1 100)

6? 8? 6? A ring with a diameter of about 33 meters, including 30 neatly trimmed vertical sandstones, each weighing 50 tons, stands in the center of the site. Three stone arches of five groups of sandstone are also among them. The highest three stone arches are more than 7 meters high, including its top stone or lintel, all of which are horseshoe-shaped sandstone. Sandstone transported from Marlborough Downs in Marbar Province, after a journey of 30 kilometers, collided with each other, and Stonehenge's sandstone or blue-gray sandstone constantly moved or rearranged, forming a unique Stonehenge. Part of You Lan sandstone was moved and rebuilt in an ellipse composed of at least two miniature three stone archways in the later period, while there were two holes outside the main stone array: "Z" and "Y", which were dug for placing huge stones, but the project was not completed.