The Secret Skeletons Beneath Stonehenge | Blowing Up History

Archaeologist Jackie McKinley studies two of the skeletons found buried beneath Stonehenge, to find out more about who these people were and where they came from.

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[richardlandis]

People who lived thousands of years ago were more advanced than most modern people believe.

[alexandrag]

I have no clue why historians and archeologists thought/still think that people stayed in one place their whole lives.

[poetmaggie]

Not having the wheel doesn’t mean people are stuck in one place. Fact most migration was on foot and even now walking is a majority form of transportation.

[edwardallan]

Is it possible that the Stonehenge is an ancient cemetery?

[bingo]

These experts crack me up with their views. They make so many assumptions and because they are the authority, the opinion passes as fact.

[thesleeperhasawakened]

I have always held the belief that Stonehenge was many things. During the early part of the 20th century we find town fathers concerned with making sure their towns had what they considered essentials such as a place for education, a place for worship, a place for healing, and a place of stored knowledge (schools, churches, hospitals, libraries and cemeteries). Our ancestors knew these things were important to creating a common community. The also believed in a robust economy of trade and craft. I believe Stonehenge was all of theses things. Our ancestors also recognized that a place of birth and death is a site where the veil between life and the spirit world is the thinnest (due to the regular passage between the two) making it a perfect place for oracles and seers. I can envision my ancestors being brought there for their naming ceremony, being taught there about nature, weather, and history, being wed there, and dying there. I was the central hub of their life and not just for celestial observation.

[michaelbrownlee]

Haven't yet discovered the wheel....looking at a giant stone circle.
Engage brain.

[alwayswondering]

Seems odd that she isn't wearing gloves.

[lifesnuggets]

“Metal working seen as magical”. Common, they’ve watched fire change materials for thousands of years. They new exactly what metal working was. Don’t make the “ancient” people sound stupid. They had the exact same brain as us and were just as intelligent. And please give time span for when all those bodies lived. It sounds like they just died on the same day pretty much. It was probably thousands of years apart.

[lancebucao]

Maybe those guys buried at stonehenge are sacrifices

[newchannel]

There are similar tombs in Jordan. No one taking care of them or studying them!

[simonholyoak]

Nearby Stonehenge is a monument of wooden posts now called Woodhenge.
I think that, if we look hard, we will find the remains of an even earlier henge monument made of straw.
My theory is that, first they made it of Straw and Wood but the Big Bad Wolf huffed and puffed and blew them down.
He was unable to blow the stone one down so the three little pigs kept it

[rozenemit]

Simply put, our ancestors has so much faith in mystics, religions and in the spiritual world, This belief system allows them to build great engineering wonders which up until now can splendidly see. regardless whether what they believe, their common reasons were for sacrificial, burial or to please whatever it is they regard to

[RealGyoukai]

The stories they tell remind me so much of TV shows and all that it’s cool to imagine all the possibilities

[magicjuiceyt]

Wait she just touch the bones without gloves

[havana]

Stonehenge is an ancient stone circle ⭕️ which has 80 rectangular blocks.
And it’s about 4, 500 years old.
Stonehenge stands 80 miles west of London in southern England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.
The number of the huge rectangular blocks at Stonehenge are 80.
And it’s have the height of 7.5meters .
Thee weight between 20and50 tonnes.
The rectangular blocks at Stonehenge are placed in an inner group and outer group.
The diameter of the circular group of stone in Stonehenge is 30 meters.
Stonehenge was constructed by a long forgotten people.
It used for festivals on the shortest and longest days of the year.
And thank you 😊

[annharrison]

Most archeologists ask how was Stonehenge built, but they didn't ask how was it demolished? If one of those huge Stones fell on you, you would certainly know about it.

[QPRTokyo]

I think most people know Stonehenge and the surrounding area was a spiritual/ health / business/market/commercial/ sports area. People of the 21st century always underestimate people of earlier centuries. How many times do you hear people talking about things in the seventies and it’s inaccurate. Sorry about rambling on. Never underestimate your ancestors.

[lynneschantzen]

Stonehenge was an ancient cemetery and was also a place of worship and a calendar. Yes people lived and worked here much like a monestary or a convent. Some people died of natural causes and some people were sacrificed .

[Bearwoman]

Those human skeletons were sacrificed.