Uniting the ancient Britons thousands of years BC: a new discovery about the purpose of Stonehenge
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Scientists have discovered that Stonehenge could have been a symbol of the unification of the ancient Britons. The study showed that the 6-ton Altar Stone was installed between 2500-2020 BC.
A new study claims that Neolithic people could move a block weighing 6 metric tons. UNN reports with reference to New Scientist.
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Why Stonehenge was built several thousand years ago has long been one of the biggest mysteries. Recently, a new study has come out with the findings. Scientists believe that Stonehenge was a symbol of unification in Britain back in the Stone Age.
In a scientific article published in the journal Archaeology International, scientists analyze the origin of the six-ton Altar Stone. The researchers believe that the altar stone was placed in the central part of Stonehenge during the rebuilding phase.
The exact date is unknown, but the authors of the study believe that the stone arrived between 2500 and 2020 BC. It was during this phase of rebuilding that the builders of Stonehenge erected large stones to form an outer circle and an inner horseshoe of trilithons, or paired vertical stones connected by horizontal stone beams.
But it should be added that the construction of Stonehenge began as early as 3000 BC and took place in several stages in an area first inhabited 5000-6000 years ago.
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The Altar Stone is the largest of the blue stones used to build Stonehenge. Today, the Altar Stone lies at the foot of the largest trilithon, and is barely visible when peeking through the grass.
Interestingly, during the winter and summer solstices, the monument is aligned with the sun.
The purpose of Stonehenge
Stonehenge's long-range connections add weight to the theory that the Neolithic monument may have had a unifying purpose in ancient Britain, in addition to its symbolic significance.
The fact that all of its stones come from remote regions, making it unique among the more than 900 stone circles in Britain, suggests that the stone circle could have had both political and religious purposes
Recall
Earlier , UNN reported that according to scientists, the central stone of Stonehenge was delivered from northeastern Scotland, not Wales. This indicates the existence of ancient trade networks and a more complex social organization thousands of years ago.
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