Kosmo Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 The remains of the original builders of Stonehenge could have been unearthed by an excavation at a site in Wales. The Carn Menyn site in the Preseli Hills is where the initial bluestones used to construct the first stone phase of the henge were quarried in 2300BC. Organic material from a tomb there will be radiocarbon dated. Archaeologists believe this could prove a more conclusive link between the site and Stonehenge. The remains of a ceremonial monument were found with a bank and ditch that appear to have a pair of standing stones embedded. The bluestones at the earliest phase of Stonehenge - also set in pairs - give a direct architectural link from the iconic site to this newly discovered henge-like monument in Wales.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14733535 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Apparently the bluestones had a very specific religious context to the builders. Some researchers believe they represented something about life or natural bounty, because springs are plentiful in areas where bluestones are found. Springs are very noticeably a 'gift of the gods' in prehistoric & ancient times. Odd that a stone ring associated with death rituals should have such symbolism present. There will be those who immediately draw conclusions from druidic practice but those beliefs were a child of the Iron Age and the gallic migrations, unconnected with neolithic or Bronze Age religions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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