Salisbury, Angleterre
0 SP4 7,
United Kingdom
An early photo taken by Philip Rupert Acott in July, 1877
February 6th, 2010, on a cold winter's day (below zero degree), I visited one of UNESCO's heritage sites, the Stonehenge. This prehistoric circle of stones has been standing for centuries on Salisbury Plain as one of the great mystery of civilization. It appeared smaller than what I had expected and the stones were fenced up. I wonder if I had walked amongst the stones, would it be possible to feel the energy force that some people claim there is. Nonetheless, as I stood before the great circle of stone, I was captured by this mystical landscape.
Investigations over the last 100 years have revealed that Stonehenge was built in several stages from 3500 - 1100 BC.
Professor R.J.C. Atkinson, in 1956 estimated the approximate dates of the stages as follows:
Stonehenge I ....... 1900 - 1700 BC
Stonehenge II ...... 1700 - 1600 BC
Stonehenge III ..... 1500 - 1400 BC
There is a constant debate over who built the Stonehenge and why. Unfortunately, the people who built it did not leave much evidence to suggest the true purpose of this incredible structures. However, there are some theories that it could have been the Druids, Greek, Phoenicians and Atlanteans.
This prehistory monument is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large sarsen sandstone and bluestone rock. Outside of the immediate site there are several hundred burial mounds that encircle the area. It is believed to have something to do with a scared area possibly a ceremonial burying ground until after the monuments were erected. The orientation on the rising and setting sun has always been one of its remarkable features. Some believe it is a site for a sun worshipping culture or the circle and its banks were a part of a huge astronomical calendar. Whatever it may have been, Stonehenge has long been regarded as an enigmatic mystery.
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