Out from London. Stonehenge.
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This prehistoric site continues to puzzle. Archeology Magazine, March-April 2012 describes use of ground-penetrating radar and finding large pits that could have held posts or other standing stones, aligning with the Heel Stone for rituals, perhaps.
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Stonehenge, Neolithic, Wiltshire, England
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Petrography: examine slices of rock, microscope, and find unique compositions forming textures like a fingerprint. Match those with Stonehenge's outer areas, outside its famous center, and some seem to match a quarry site at Preseli Hills, West Wales. This is 5,000 years ago -- looking for rhyolite.
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Context: Compare these tamed giants with the wild standing stones in the Hebrides and Orkney, that remain remote and more primitive in surroundings. See Hebrides Road Ways; and Orkney Road Ways. So much more is felt. Do see those for an idea of what the original builders were doing and responding to in their world. At least the Stonehenge managers here could let the grass grow up a little. With the current manicure, one is tempted to set up a little stand, for renting putters.
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Stonehenge is a World Heritage Site, in Wiltshire, England. See Stonehenge World Heritage.
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This prehistoric site continues to puzzle. Archeology Magazine, March-April 2012 describes use of ground-penetrating radar and finding large pits that could have held posts or other standing stones, aligning with the Heel Stone for rituals, perhaps.
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Stonehenge, Neolithic, Wiltshire, England.
Petrography: examine slices of rock, microscope, and find unique compositions forming textures like a fingerprint. Match those with Stonehenge's outer areas, outside its famous center, and some seem to match a quarry site at Preseli Hills, West Wales. This is 5,000 years ago -- looking for rhyolite.
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Context: Compare these tamed giants with the wild standing stones in the Hebrides and Orkney, that remain remote and more primitive in surroundings. See Hebrides Road Ways; and Orkney Road Ways. So much more is felt. Do see those for an idea of what the original builders were doing and responding to in their world. At least the Stonehenge managers here could let the grass grow up a little. With the current manicure, one is tempted to set up a little stand, for renting putters.
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Stonehenge is a World Heritage Site, in Wiltshire, England. See Stonehenge World Heritage.
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