STONEHENGE LATEST NEWS
Closeup of Stonehenge A recently published analysis draws attention to the fact that the stones display mirrored symmetry and that the only undisputed alignment to be found is that of the solstices, which can be regarded as the axis of that symmetry. One type, known as spotted dolerite, is from the Mynydd Preseli range in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Although recent geophysical survey failed to identify stone holes in this area, parchmarks revealed in dry weather in 2013 suggest that further survey work might answer questions about the archaeology in this area.
It is not known how these posts relate to the later monument of Stonehenge. Ces lieux sacrés et les divers sites néolithiques proches sont des témoins irremplaçables de la préhistoire. Today, the property has spiritual associations for some. Constable quoted in Chippindale, 2012, p 105 provided a caption when his painting was first exhibited: The mysterious monument of Stonehenge, standing remote on a bare and boundless heath, as much unconnected with the events of past ages as it is with the uses of the present, carries you back beyond all historical recall into the obscurity of a totally unknown period.
var titleTagEnd = - The eastern upright broke in two over the altar stone. Durrington Wall, the Cursus, Amesbury, Woodhenge and the Preseli Hills in Wales.