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Woke scientists who seem driven by inclusion rather than science are claiming that the so called alter stone of Stonehenge, the ancient folly built in Wilshire, is from Scotland and not Wales as previously thought. It is said to come from Orkney which is over 400 miles from Stonehenge and ancient Britons would have completed that journey quicker than a modern electric car. Orkney is closer to Oslo that London and once a Norwegian outpost so It could be argued hat Stonehenge is European which England left by popular demand after the Brexit vote. It's all over the news |
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"In all seriousness this is a fascinating development. The only way I can imagine they did this was by sea. The altar stone would still have needed to travel some distance over land. "
Isn’t it? Blows my mind. Neolithic Orkney is a fascinating place and the possibility of a link with Stonehenge - I know, it’s a leap - is incredible.
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"In all seriousness this is a fascinating development. The only way I can imagine they did this was by sea. The altar stone would still have needed to travel some distance over land.
Isn’t it? Blows my mind. Neolithic Orkney is a fascinating place and the possibility of a link with Stonehenge - I know, it’s a leap - is incredible.
Mrs TMN x"
It's ridiculously cool, think the building of circles originated up your way. So it kinda makes sense that they moved it to Stonehenge, must have been so precious to them to move it |
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"In all seriousness this is a fascinating development. The only way I can imagine they did this was by sea. The altar stone would still have needed to travel some distance over land.
Isn’t it? Blows my mind. Neolithic Orkney is a fascinating place and the possibility of a link with Stonehenge - I know, it’s a leap - is incredible.
Mrs TMN x"
There's evidence of people from all over what is now the UK visiting Stonehenge for some purpose. How they knew where it was, when to go etc I have no idea. I guess there were people who travelled the country spreading news etc. But how did they know when to go? |
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By *rAitchMan 13 weeks ago
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"In all seriousness this is a fascinating development. The only way I can imagine they did this was by sea. The altar stone would still have needed to travel some distance over land.
Isn’t it? Blows my mind. Neolithic Orkney is a fascinating place and the possibility of a link with Stonehenge - I know, it’s a leap - is incredible.
Mrs TMN x
There's evidence of people from all over what is now the UK visiting Stonehenge for some purpose. How they knew where it was, when to go etc I have no idea. I guess there were people who travelled the country spreading news etc. But how did they know when to go?"
Google Maps, probably! |
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"In all seriousness this is a fascinating development. The only way I can imagine they did this was by sea. The altar stone would still have needed to travel some distance over land.
Isn’t it? Blows my mind. Neolithic Orkney is a fascinating place and the possibility of a link with Stonehenge - I know, it’s a leap - is incredible.
Mrs TMN x
There's evidence of people from all over what is now the UK visiting Stonehenge for some purpose. How they knew where it was, when to go etc I have no idea. I guess there were people who travelled the country spreading news etc. But how did they know when to go?
Google Maps, probably!"
No, back then they used MapQuest. |
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By (user no longer on site) 13 weeks ago
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"In all seriousness this is a fascinating development. The only way I can imagine they did this was by sea. The altar stone would still have needed to travel some distance over land.
Isn’t it? Blows my mind. Neolithic Orkney is a fascinating place and the possibility of a link with Stonehenge - I know, it’s a leap - is incredible.
Mrs TMN x
There's evidence of people from all over what is now the UK visiting Stonehenge for some purpose. How they knew where it was, when to go etc I have no idea. I guess there were people who travelled the country spreading news etc. But how did they know when to go?"
It was announced on fab first through the line of…
“It’s all over the news” |
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By *lynJMan 13 weeks ago
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"Are you sure they’re not Swedish? The stone is very similar. They may have been prototyping Lego bricks for their ultra duplo bc range. "
Wouldn't that be Danish then? Unless it was an IKEA copy. |
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"Are you sure they’re not Swedish? The stone is very similar. They may have been prototyping Lego bricks for their ultra duplo bc range.
Wouldn't that be Danish then? Unless it was an IKEA copy."
Denmark/sweden, they’re all Scandinavian! |
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"Are you sure they’re not Swedish? The stone is very similar. They may have been prototyping Lego bricks for their ultra duplo bc range.
Wouldn't that be Danish then? Unless it was an IKEA copy.
Denmark/sweden, they’re all Scandinavian!"
Having lived in Denmark I don’t think that statement would go down well! |
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"It did come from Scotland and it was a Welsh man who made the discovery. No idea how they moved it so far. "
I'd love to know. So many questions.
How did they know where to get it from? How did they know where to take it? How many people would it have needed to transport it? Who organised them? How did they say on the journey? |
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"It did come from Scotland and it was a Welsh man who made the discovery. No idea how they moved it so far.
I'd love to know. So many questions.
How did they know where to get it from? How did they know where to take it? How many people would it have needed to transport it? Who organised them? How did they say on the journey? "
And was Tebay the best place for a weary traveller to get some grub even back then?
These are the important questions. |
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"It did come from Scotland and it was a Welsh man who made the discovery. No idea how they moved it so far.
I'd love to know. So many questions.
How did they know where to get it from? How did they know where to take it? How many people would it have needed to transport it? Who organised them? How did they say on the journey? "
Jeepers. You would think they were stupid.. |
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"It did come from Scotland and it was a Welsh man who made the discovery. No idea how they moved it so far.
I'd love to know. So many questions.
How did they know where to get it from? How did they know where to take it? How many people would it have needed to transport it? Who organised them? How did they say on the journey?
Jeepers. You would think they were stupid.. "
Why do you say that? |
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"It did come from Scotland and it was a Welsh man who made the discovery. No idea how they moved it so far.
I'd love to know. So many questions.
How did they know where to get it from? How did they know where to take it? How many people would it have needed to transport it? Who organised them? How did they say on the journey?
And was Tebay the best place for a weary traveller to get some grub even back then?
These are the important questions. "
It's the kind of thing that keeps me occupied on long journeys |
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"It did come from Scotland and it was a Welsh man who made the discovery. No idea how they moved it so far.
I'd love to know. So many questions.
How did they know where to get it from? How did they know where to take it? How many people would it have needed to transport it? Who organised them? How did they say on the journey?
And was Tebay the best place for a weary traveller to get some grub even back then?
These are the important questions.
It's the kind of thing that keeps me occupied on long journeys"
I bet Tebay had the Neolithic equivalent of a farm shop. Mammoth steaks. Beaver burgers. Berry compote. And somewhere to recharge your transport animal. |
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They may have moved it over years, or not just in one go.
I think they are going to do more research to evaluate its origins more precisely.
It's certainly very fascinating how much travelling they did. So much conjecture for us, based on limited data. At least the Egyptians had the Nile, to transport their giant stone structures upon |
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"It did come from Scotland and it was a Welsh man who made the discovery. No idea how they moved it so far.
I'd love to know. So many questions.
How did they know where to get it from? How did they know where to take it? How many people would it have needed to transport it? Who organised them? How did they say on the journey?
And was Tebay the best place for a weary traveller to get some grub even back then?
These are the important questions.
It's the kind of thing that keeps me occupied on long journeys
I bet Tebay had the Neolithic equivalent of a farm shop. Mammoth steaks. Beaver burgers. Berry compote. And somewhere to recharge your transport animal. "
Yes, a Neolithic little chef! |
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"They may have moved it over years, or not just in one go.
I think they are going to do more research to evaluate its origins more precisely.
It's certainly very fascinating how much travelling they did. So much conjecture for us, based on limited data. At least the Egyptians had the Nile, to transport their giant stone structures upon"
Yes they might not have thought of time in the same way as do. A modern henge builder would want everything on site in the first week of construction wouldn't even start |
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By *ornLordMan 13 weeks ago
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"They may have moved it over years, or not just in one go.
I think they are going to do more research to evaluate its origins more precisely.
It's certainly very fascinating how much travelling they did. So much conjecture for us, based on limited data. At least the Egyptians had the Nile, to transport their giant stone structures upon
Yes they might not have thought of time in the same way as do. A modern henge builder would want everything on site in the first week of construction wouldn't even start"
Modern henge builders - assuming you could get any who were willing to even come and look at what needed doing - would spend a month coning off the area and then stand around admiring their work.
Judging by the new pavements they've been laying in Salisbury, they would put up the wrong sort of stones. And then they'd bugger off with the job half finished once somebody had been stupid enough to pay them 'because of their cash flow'. |
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"The Ancient Britons delayed building Stonehenge. They carried out a environmental survey and there were great crested newts, nesting birds and some old chariots and dinosaur bones in the mud"
Then the builders had a cup of tea, scratched their balls then doubled the quote….. |
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"The Ancient Britons delayed building Stonehenge. They carried out a environmental survey and there were great crested newts, nesting birds and some old chariots and dinosaur bones in the mud
Then the builders had a cup of tea, scratched their balls then doubled the quote….."
I get it, you miss him. Don’t worry though, the Daily Mail has loads of online content available for you |
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"The Ancient Britons delayed building Stonehenge. They carried out a environmental survey and there were great crested newts, nesting birds and some old chariots and dinosaur bones in the mud
Then the builders had a cup of tea, scratched their balls then doubled the quote…..
I get it, you miss him. Don’t worry though, the Daily Mail has loads of online content available for you"
Nicole does not read the daily Mail. It’s a trifle shite to say the least. |
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"The Ancient Britons delayed building Stonehenge. They carried out a environmental survey and there were great crested newts, nesting birds and some old chariots and dinosaur bones in the mud
Then the builders had a cup of tea, scratched their balls then doubled the quote…..
I get it, you miss him. Don’t worry though, the Daily Mail has loads of online content available for you
Nicole does not read the daily Mail. It’s a trifle shite to say the least."
But you’re bumping all of their forum content…
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