SOLVING STONEHENGE: The New Key to an Ancient Enigma
by Anthony Johnson
Published by THAMES & HUDSON PUBLICATION DATE 19th MAY
ISBN 978-0-500-05155-9
This is not another theory about Stonehenge it is an archaeologist’s interpretation of the evidence for its construction, exploring how the builders set out the monument. It considers the skills and methods they used, not in the moving or the erection of the stones, that hardly needs restating, but in the design and accuracy of the structure. New, important and overlooked details are presented which will radically challenge our current perception of Stonehenge.
Over 250 years of speculation have lead to the widely held belief that prehistoric spirituality was focused entirely on the sky. In reality this is a modern myth that’s done virtually nothing to help us understand Stonehenge. Is it really surprising that the finest work of prehistoric architecture in Europe was placed on the most important perceived alignment i.e. that of the midsummer-midwinter solstices? But that’s it, a single important alignment, every other part of this astonishing structure reflects a design based on mirrored symmetry, one where each and every stone was set out to a master plan laid out by Neolithic surveyors using cords and pegs to a premeditated scheme. Inter-stone measurements, so called ‘megalithic yards’, were not needed, for the virtue of a geometric design is it’s infinite scalability, from concept to construction.
Reading up on medical practices and having a sharp knife in the kitchen doesn’t transform even the most ambitious into a surgeon. To judge by the number of books written on Stonehenge all one needs is a keyboard a supposition or two and anyone can be an archaeologist. So why do we need yet another book? The answer is because there are far too many.
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Stonehenge midwinter sunset: James Mitchell© Stones image: Anthony Johnson© 2008
