Scientists are They believe that they managed to solve the millennium of the old mystery of Stonehenge. In a new study They examined some of the boulders that make up this monumental building, and found that our ancestors probably handed them by hand from the location of a distant hundred kilometers. , there are experts who disagree with this hypothesis and, on the contrary, believe that these stones have reached the site in a different way.
- Research suggests that stones could be transferred by people.
- Some experts believe that they were transferred by the glacier.
Stonehenge is Well -known prehistoric building made approximately 5,000 years ago, located on the Salisburg plain in the England County Wiltshire. It consists of two main types of boulders, namely the dolerity (also known as blue stones) and Sarsen (sandstone monoliths forms the outer circle).
Scientists have been for decades They try to find an answer to the question of how people managed to create this massive building. The subject of the discussions is mainly a rock known as the Newall Boulder, which is to come from hundreds of kilometers away Wales. Experts They cannot agree whether people were transferred to the place or got here in a different way. However, according to the authors, the new study provides enough data to solve this mystery.
How did the boulders get there? (illustration photo)
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Some stones were to be transferred by people
Professor Richard Bevins from Aberystwyth University and his team Recently compared a boulder with samples from a rock formation in Craig Rhos-Y-Felin in Wales. Analysis revealed that stone and other fragments from Stonehenge have the same quantity of toria and zirconium as rocks in a geological site. Researchers in the final report added that The surface layer of Newal’s boulder is rich in calcium carbonate, which supports the assumption that it could be transferred to Wiltshir.
By He also examined another rock from this site, called “32D”. In the past, it was believed to be a spotted Dolerite but actually has the same structure as Newall’s boulder. “On Stonehenge is fascinating that many of his megalites, unlike the relatively local Sarsen, may come from Wales, more than 200 kilometers to the west. Most archaeologists admits that neolithic people were able to transport these blocks weighing up to 3.5 tons“wrote scientists.
Some of them Experts, on the other hand, advocate the view that there was no human effort. Instead, they believe that Welsh stones transferred the glacier long before the ancient building was built. One of the most important advocates of this theory is Dr. Brian John. “The boulder was Reduced during transport and most of the time was located at the bottom of the iceberg. Finally was ejected on the Salisburg plain or relatively close“he said in his own study.
Guard argued that it is a mistake to present this theory as a fact. “If neolithic people They were able to move the stone to a distance of tens of meters, they could do it on a much larger scale. It didn’t have to be easy, but it was possible. Although there is no evidence of how the boulders were transferred, Some indigenous nations transported rocks weighing several tons over long distances using ropes, wooden sleds and rails. We know that these technologies were also available in the Neolithic, “he said.
