Posted on 03/03/2007 11:57:35 AM PST by blam
Stonehenge secrets may lie by side of the road
By Chris Hooper
The stones at Berwick St James which are believed to be the altar stone from Stonehenge. DB1860P2
AN archaeological expert has claimed that two innocuous-looking stones at the side of a road in Berwick St James could hold clues to the secrets of Stonehenge.
Dennis Price, who is a renowned expert on the site and used to work with Wessex Archaeology, believes the two large stones standing at the side of a lane next to the B3083 could be parts of Stonehenge's mysterious altar stone.
The altar stone, which is believed to be the centrepiece of rituals carried out at Stonehenge, was first discovered in 1620 by the prominent architect, Inigo Jones, when he undertook the first ever investigation into the site.
But before experts could properly document everything at the site, the altar stone was removed and the secrets of Stonehenge were thought to be lost forever.
However, Mr Price believes the altar stone might well have been taken to Berwick St James, where it was first used as a bridge over a stream and now stands in two pieces by the side of a road. He said: "We have a woodcut of an easily carved stone with a distinctive shape being cut in two at Stonehenge, and we have accounts of a curious altar stone, as described by Inigo Jones, being transported to somewhere called St James.
"We have drawn a blank at the Palace of St James but when we look at the nearby village of Berwick St James, we find two standing stones which once formed two bridges across a stream.
And if we mentally reunite the parts, they bear an uncanny resemblance to the stone in the woodcut."
As further evidence, Mr Price points to the fact that while most of the stones at Stonehenge are made from Welsh Preseli Bluestone, the altar stone was believed to have been made of Jurassic Limestone found in Dorset and the Cotswolds.
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Nice stones.
There they are. I just cannot tell you how long we have looked for them since my son was building with them.
They got lost in the rush, you know how it is.
The guy who piled up those stones for a joke knew it would confuse future generations of archeologists.
ha,ha,ha,ha,ha....my wife and I saw Carhenge (western Nebraska near Scottsbluff) a few years ago. I highly recommend it. The guy who made it tried to replicate the dimensions of Stonehenge...which my wife and I saw for real last September. A truly uncanny resemblance.
Of course, the government knows all about these things and keeps them all supressed in Area 51. When inventors discover these devices on their own, they are imprisoned/ threatened and have their labs and every trace of inventions stolen, which they can never seem to duplicate again unless you send them lots of money.
Of course, if any of these people would just watch tv, they'd see that it is no secret what those things were. They are just remnants of star gates, or time travel devices. :o) /s
Oh, I get it .
The arches on a McDonalds bag.
That you, Mulder ??
A Valiant....
An old Willys truck
And of course... The Gremlin...
With the '67 Galaxy peeking around to pass that old MoPar on the outside...
What a country...
LOL...
One of the better keywords on FR, IMHO...
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earlier version:
Ritual Piece Of Stonehenge Discovered
IC Wales | 2-20-2007 | Sam Burson
Posted on 02/20/2007 2:51:17 PM EST by blam
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Then he has probably buried some dirt-bikes around the site in the appropriate places as well..
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