STONEHENGE

Stones Cast Serious Doubt over

Archeological 'Sequence of
Construction'
By Dean Talboys

For over 50 years archeological experts have perpetuated the idea of a

phased construction at Stonehenge over a period of 1,000 years based
on evidence recovered from excavation in the first half of the 20th
century.

Incredible as it may be the Sarsen Circle and Trilithons, which together

comprise a total of seventy-five stones, have been radiocarbon-dated on
only two samples of bone found in the excavated foundations. The Sarsen
Trilithons at the center of
the site are believed to
have been erected 2440-
2100BC, some 400 years
after the Sarsen Circle
that surrounds them. This
totally illogical sequence of
events is corroborated by
Prof. R. J. C. Atkinson's
excavations that un-
covered ramps angled
towards the outer faces of
many stones in the Sarsen
Circle and the decayed
remains of wooden posts
below ground on the inner
faces of their foundations.
In 1923 engineer Mr. E. H. Stone suggested the stones were moved into position
from outside the Sarsen Circle and then pulled upright from within the circle. The
wooden posts (or so-called 'anti-friction' stakes) were considered necessary to
prevent the pointed base of the stone from damaging the rear of the hole as it slid
in. It is this method which has found favor with archeologists and influenced the
perceived sequence of construction at the site, but it suffers from several mechanical
drawbacks.

1. The depth of the hole has to be calculated for the desired height of the stone
above ground (essential in leveling the ring of lintel stones on top).
2. The point where the stone overbalances as it falls into the ramp is a matter of
trial and error.
3. The fall into the hole is uncontrolled.
4. The entire weight of the stone must be overcome in raising it erect.
5. Once erect the stone remains unstable as it rests on a roughly pointed base.

This aside from the fact that the hundreds of people required to move and erect a
stone in this manner need to negotiate other stones already erected on the opposite
side of the circle. This particular problem becomes almost impossible without the use
of a crane to position the massive Trilithons with the entire Sarsen Circle in place (it
was difficult enough during restoration of the site with more than half the Sarsen
Circle missing).
Every attempt to recreate 'Neolithic' techniques for moving and
erecting stones uses conveniently flat precast slabs of
concrete.

Nowhere is this better

illustrated than on W. T. 'Wally'
Wallington's web site The
Forgotten Technology. In reality
only one face and the sides of
each pillar in the Sarsen Circle
and Trilithons have been
worked flat. As you can see
from the photo it is the inner
face of each pillar in the Sarsen
Circle that is smooth - the outer
face remains in its natural
state.

Q. If Stonehenge was a temple, wouldn't we expect to find both faces worked

smooth or at least the good face to be placed on the outside for all to see?

A. The flat face makes possible transportation and positioning of the stones prior to
their erection. You simply could not move stones placed on the unfinished face let
alone perform the movement demonstrated by Wally.

If the Sarsen pillars had been positioned and erected according

to E. H. Stone's method the flat face would be on the outside of
the circle!
The stones must have been raised from the inside out. To achieve this stones would
be placed inside the perimeter of the circle prior to excavating the holes. Each stone
is then moved into place and a timber fulcrum (or cradle) attached which will allow
the stone to be swung upright. The ramp, which allows excess rock to be removed, is
essential to clear the base of the stone as it swings into position. The wooden posts
prevent the vertical face at the rear of the hole from collapsing under the pressure of
the fulcrum. The method is mechanically superior to Stone's in every respect.

1. The height above ground can be predetermined as the distance from the fulcrum.
2. The stone is raised, and can be lowered again, under controlled conditions.
3. The weight to be lifted is offset by the weight of stone on the opposite side of the
fulcrum (this is especially relevant when you consider how the stones were
bottom heavy due to deliberate tapering towards the top).
4. Once erect the timber cradle allows for final alignment to the circumference of
the circle.

Apart from requiring fewer people, the fact that they are pulled erect from outside
the circle using this method would allow multiple stones to be erected at the same
time. It would not only result in the flat face of each pillar facing the inside of the
circle but also supports the logical conclusion that the Trilithons were erected first
and then the Sarsen Circle.
It would not be the first time an important aspect in the design
of Stonehenge has been overlooked in an attempt to place the
site firmly within the British Neolithic period.

Read what Ronald Hutton, Professor of History at the University of Bristol, had to say
about Stonehenge in a recent article in the Times Literary Supplement:

• Stonehenge simply looks like nothing else: no other ancient structure in

Europe has its trademark form
• It is very rare to find a prehistoric monument in Britain made of large stones
that were obtained from more than five miles away
• Such an enterprise is unique in the British prehistoric record, and may be in
Europe
• Unlike the hundreds of other stone circles of Neolithic Britain, Stonehenge was
constructed as a series of screens

These are only four examples of why Stonehenge is utterly unique and yet Hutton
claims "Since 1900, archaeology has made one considerable contribution to an
understanding of Stonehenge: to establish firmly that it was a creation of the late
Neolithic". Amazing!

If you would like to know more about the shocking truth behind the worlds oldest
man made monument visit http://www.stonehengeobservatory.com

Dean Talboys is a consultant systems analyst. His book, The

Stonehenge Observatory, is available for immediate download in
PDF format from the web site.

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