Who built Stonehenge and why? That is a question that has been tossed around for so many years...
No one really knows how they moved those really heavy stones, or why they put it there, and for what purpose.There are so many theories on this, but because I don't want to bore you I will only tell you three.
The first theory that I will explain to you is that the archeologists think it is an ancient burial ground. However they think it is not just for everyone because, it would be to many bodies. Another supporting detail to their topic is that the archeologists were only thinking about it in one way, but then another archeologist brought an archeologist there not knowing he would make a break through. The man was from somewhere else, and in his culture stones were a sign of the dead.
Another theory is how they moved the megaliths. They think that it is with little stone balls. They think that the people laid out long rectangular wooden pieces with a rectangular gap going all the way through it. After every little bit of the gap in the would the archaeologist would put in a small stone ball. On top they would make a wooden platform to put the stone on. To get the stone up on it they think the people used levers. Once the stone is on the platform you push and pull it. It moves because the balls were acting as many little wheels.
A third theory there is, is that Stonehenge was an observatory. It followed the line of the sun on the longest day of the year and the shortest. Stonehenge might have been a place to celebrate on both of those days. Both of the days are very special.
What is Stonehenge? We might never know.
No one really knows how they moved those really heavy stones, or why they put it there, and for what purpose.There are so many theories on this, but because I don't want to bore you I will only tell you three.
The first theory that I will explain to you is that the archeologists think it is an ancient burial ground. However they think it is not just for everyone because, it would be to many bodies. Another supporting detail to their topic is that the archeologists were only thinking about it in one way, but then another archeologist brought an archeologist there not knowing he would make a break through. The man was from somewhere else, and in his culture stones were a sign of the dead.
Another theory is how they moved the megaliths. They think that it is with little stone balls. They think that the people laid out long rectangular wooden pieces with a rectangular gap going all the way through it. After every little bit of the gap in the would the archaeologist would put in a small stone ball. On top they would make a wooden platform to put the stone on. To get the stone up on it they think the people used levers. Once the stone is on the platform you push and pull it. It moves because the balls were acting as many little wheels.
A third theory there is, is that Stonehenge was an observatory. It followed the line of the sun on the longest day of the year and the shortest. Stonehenge might have been a place to celebrate on both of those days. Both of the days are very special.
What is Stonehenge? We might never know.
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