Discovering Stonehenge's Twin

[Why Syzygy]

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1583689,00.html

nice picture on this one :
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/31/world/europe/31stonehenge.html?ref=europe

more at : http://news.google.com/?ncl=1113176170&hl=en

[u4ic]

1. Fascinating

I can't wait to hear the findings of future digs.

Thanks, vsm.

[Why Syzygy]

5. Here's another ..

But Parker Pearson and Thomas emphasized the importance of the Durrington roadway in understanding the two sites' intimate connection.

They said the road was paved with flint and led straight from the Durrington enclosure to the Avon. A similar road at Stonehenge, discovered in the 18th century, is aligned with the summer solstice sunrise, the archaeologists noted, while the one at Durrington lines up with the summer solstice sunset.

Similarly, the Durrington timber circle was aligned with winter solstice sunrise, while a giant stone monument at Stonehenge frames the winter solstice sunset.

Venturing into the bumpy field of Stonehenge interpretation, Parker Pearson suggested that the durable stones of the better-known site were a memorial and final resting place for the dead, and the wood architecture at Durrington Walls symbolized the transience of life.

People from all over the region, he said, probably went there to celebrate life and deposit the dead in the river for transport to the afterlife.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/31/news/dig.php

You are most welcome.

[u4ic]

6. Thanks for that link, as well

I'm just savouring this. :-)

[Helga Scow Stern]

2. Thanks for posting!

Just in time for the first cross quarter.

[I Have A Dream]

3. Very interesting!

Thanks, votes!

[cassiepriam]

4. I recently read somewhere that some now think Stonehenge

was a healing site. People came from all over Europe
to the site for miraculous cures.

[Why Syzygy]

7. It could have been.

So far there is only speculation. This find should tell us much more about Stonehenge.
I have always found it fascinating.

[cassiepriam]

8. The article I read said that most of the graves the authors

had investigated around Stonehenge involved bodies with more serious
injuries than would be typical. Hence the speculation that it was
a healing site. But who knows? Stonehenge has been there for a long
time, it could have served many purposes.

[Why Syzygy]

9. Very true. n/t