The UK has many tourism resources, but the one place that makes people have to go is the famous Stonehenge. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the UK's most famous tourist attractions. The 52 huge stone ruins are visited by millions of people every year.
Similarly, this is also an unsolved mystery in the world. Humanity was still in the Stone Age about 5,000 years ago, so who built these things and was it the civilization of ancient people? Or are they traces left by aliens? So far, there is no complete evidence that can completely describe this period of history. Just like the pyramids, it has left many unsolved mysteries to people.
These boulders in Stonehenge, each of the 7-meter-high Sarson rocks can weigh up to 20 tons. There are 15 boulders arranged in a horseshoe-shaped ring in the middle of Stonehenge, including upright stone pillars and horizontal boulders on the top. There are some huge rocks scattered in the outer circle. They are all Sasen rocks and require hundreds of people to barely lift them.
In ancient times, it must have been extremely difficult for people to move stones 25 kilometers. So building such a building is of extremely great significance.
The development of modern technology may bring this mystery closer to the truth. It has been determined that most of the stones came from the Westwoods in Marlborough, 25 kilometers away, while a small number had previously been determined to come from Wales. At least, these stones are not from alien planets.
Scientists used the archaeological excavation process in 1958 to remove a 1-meter-long column core from the huge stone. After this column core was taken out, it was used to place the steel columns used to fix the stone. Scientists conducted extensive analysis of the core using non-destructive X-rays and confirmed that the chemical composition of these stones is the same as that of the Sassen rocks in the Marlborough Woods.
This result was published in the journal Science Advances. Professor David, who led the project, said: Using modern technology to understand the past history of the Stone Age and uncovering mysteries that archaeologists have debated for centuries is A very exciting thing.
Greene of English Heritage was also very excited about this. He said that this discovery is exciting. Although there were previous speculations that these stones came from the Marlborough area, they were just speculations. Now the source of the stones has been confirmed, and it is far away. Uncovering the truth about Stonehenge has taken another big step forward.
According to the speculations of archaeologists and historians, Stonehenge should have been built between 4000 BC and 2000 BC. At that time, mankind was still in the new era and human civilization had just begun to be nurtured. At this time, the primitive people on the British Isles were still called Scones.
Rome invaded the later King Arthur, at least after 1500. It is said that King Arthur's ascension to the throne was also a ceremony held in front of Stonehenge.
The origin and purpose of Stonehenge are not recorded, but many people now agree that it is the Temple of the Sun and a place of worship. Moreover, people found that the main axis of Stonehenge, the ancient road leading to the stone pillars and the rising sun on the morning of the summer solstice are on the same line; in addition, there are two stones connecting the line pointing in the direction of the sunset on the winter solstice, which can record the moon starting and landing points. All these make people have to admire the wisdom and technological level of the ancients.
From a tourism perspective, there are dozens of solitary huge stones standing here, with traces of ancient civilization. In fact, this place is not as beautiful as imagined. Most of the tourists who come here come after taking photos with the giant stones. Leave in a hurry, because apart from the stones, there is really no other attractive place. Even nationals of this country often rate Stonehenge as one of the top ten boring attractions.
