We FINALLY Know How Stonehenge Was Built

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[Icehso]

Few people know that before Stonehenge there was Strawhenge and Stickhenge...but a Big Bad Wolf came along and blew them down.

[e_sk_pittsburgh]

I was watching some stuff about politics, saw this video, and decided this is more important

[dxfine]

guys when time travel gets invented, lets go back in time build these, to mess with ourselves.

[MetalCharlo]

I think one major mistake modern people make is to severely underestimate people from prior eras. Humans are extremely capable and always were.

[nathanwaltrip]

Imagine spending your whole life building a monumental structure, only for aliens to take the credit.

[Bobrogers]

One of the tiresome chores for the locals is to realign the stones for Daylight Saving Time and then putting them back in the fall.

[CryptoNChill]

I feel like we tend to not give ancient civilizations enough credit. Like we have the same biology and have built sky scrapers, yet treat our ancestors like a town of Patrick Starrs

[Shirlbw]

Thanks for giving Wally Wallington the credit and coverage he deserves. I teach Anthropology and Archaeology at Community Colleges in the US, and have included a short video about Wally in my classes ever since I first heard about him and his backyard Stonehenge. No aliens needed.

[thatguynar]

The stone henge is where cybertron is supposed to penetrate the earth as explained clearly in the transformers movie

[jemmrich]

I find it hard to believe they didnt have wheels but they could figure out pully systems, rope, a frames and fulcrums not to mention astronomy. I think we often discount how smart early folk were.

[psmter]

Back when my family were giants we used those stones as laundry racks. The way the sun is positioned in contrast to stonehenge really makes the difference when drying.

[philliprobinson]

Hi. How? I'm glad you mentioned Archimedes. Shifting the stones was probably done by slip-slap-slopping the ground over which they were to travel with greasy mud, then applying leverage from both sides, using "leverage posts" put in both sides of the path every few yards. The path would be carefully surveyed and made smooth in advance before the mud was added immediately prior to moving the stones. The Egyptians used a similar technique.

Why? Calling it an "astronomical observatory" overstates its use, but it was used as a calendar to fix the seasons. These devices tell us they were agricultural people, and needed to know when to plant, so that the crops were fully ripe before autumn turned to winter, and the crop turned to mush. The trouble is, there are 12 solar months in the year, but confusingly, there are 13 lunar months. Many moons ago people measured time by "moons", but to succeed as farmers they needed to work by "suns", in which fixing the seasons is harder. These devices were preceded by "woodhenges" used the same way. ("We got it right chaps, it works year after year, and never more than five minutes out!. Now, let's build an absolute doozy that'll last forever".) Good solid British engineering at its best. Well done! Cheers, P.R.

[_marshP]

"Who in their right mind would devote substantial time to standing up tons of stone?"

Construction Workers: >:I

[tootoasted]

The guys who made them probably just wanted to troll future historians

[CreamTheEverythingFixer]

Pfffft yall just dont understand it right, all they did was plant some pebbles into the ground, gave them fresh water and grew them into the size they are today, simple

[SeriviusR]

I always thought maybe instead of lifting them up, you could find an area with good ground; dig holes to drop the vertical stones; then place the capping stone over to hold them stable. After all are placed, excavate around them.

[roland_]

Why’s it so hard to believe that ancient civilizations had technology that was lost for a long time in history?

[Eagrogg]

Yeah, Stonehenge is mysterious, but here's a real mystery.






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[easilyoffended]

The Druids got the idea for locking the stones together from LEGO.

[The_Real_Danger_Mouse]

At the time of Stonehenge, a popular and enduring dwelling was a carved out hill, lined with monoliths or flagstones that were leaned slightly into the dirt walls. A wooden roof was built over it, the excavated dirt was put on top of it, and grasses were planted (Skara Brae). Many of these homes built with monoliths were thought to be monuments and archeologists were confused when excavated walls (mostly excavated in northwest France) could not be made to stand up (they lacked the support of the dirt hill.) When dolman tombs were discovered in hills built like the giant dwellings of the dead similar to the dwellings in Skara Brae, the mystery dissolved. The theory of Stonehenge is that a large gentle hill is chosen. Ring trenches, starting in the middle are dug and monoliths are dragged and slipped into the dirt ring. Add dirt from the excavated refuse and place the capstones. Another ringed trench is dug further out and the process repeats. When the structure is complete and the dirt settles, the entire hill is excavated away. As excavation is done, smaller stones can be easily added. No heavy lifting required, only dragging and pivoting.