How and why ancient stonemasons built Stonehenge has puzzled historians and scientists for centuries. But researchers now believe new analysis may support a little-known theory about the monument’s purpose. According to archaeologists at University College London, the stone monument served other purposes besides its actual use as an astronomical observatory and solar calendar. Their theory is detailed in a study published in the journal archeology internationalIt is said that Stonehenge also provided a unifying community project for the indigenous Neolithic tribes of the British people in the face of newcomers from Germany and the Netherlands.
Their interpretation is based on research published earlier this year about Stonehenge’s altar stone. For many years, the 6.6-ton section of the monument’s central structure remained the last part lacking a definitive origin. However, geological evidence suggests that nature It seems to have been confirmed that it came from Scotland. This allows experts to know that all of the debris at Stonehenge is not endemic to the nearby area, but came from several miles away.
“The fact that all of its stones came from far-flung regions, and the fact that it is the only one of the more than 900 stone circles in the UK, means that this stone circle has not only a religious but also a political purpose. “This suggests that they may have had some,” said Mike Parker Pearson of the USL Institute. Professor of Archeology and lead author of recent books archeology international Research, stated in a paper Accompanying statement.
Knowing this, Pearson and his team believe that Stonehenge may have served as a “monument to the unity of the British people, celebrating our eternal connection with our ancestors and the universe.”
Stonehenge is made up of groups of stones built in various stages over hundreds of years, starting 5,000 years ago. Experts believe the first stage’s 43 “bluestones” arrived about 140 miles from Wales around 3000 BC, and that workers removed the larger “Sarsen” stones from at least 25 miles away. It is assumed that he carried it. At this time, wheels existed elsewhere in the world, but the technology had not yet arrived in Britain. This means that an organized effort to transport the giant stone required the cooperation of hundreds, if not thousands, of local residents.
Some 500 years later, renovators installed altar stones near Stonehenge’s three largest stone structures, known as the Trilithons, to frame the midwinter sunset. Given that Stonehenge and other “recumbent stone circles” are located only in certain regions of Scotland, archaeologists believe that the construction of this structure may have served as a major event that brought communities together. I have a hypothesis that there is. Friday’s statement said: “The altar stone may have been brought as a gift from the peoples of northern Scotland to represent some form of alliance or cooperation.”
Regardless of its effectiveness in integrating local communities, demographic changes continued to change as mainlanders increased their presence on the island. By 2000 B.C.E., Europeans made up the main population of what is now Britain.
