S01E24 - The Magic of Stonehenge
In Research Of · Monster House, LLC
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Show Notes
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Jeb and Blake discuss the real archaeology of Stonehenge in the final episode of Season One of In Search Of...
Alexander Thom and Gerald Hawkins argue for Stonehenge as a "computer" or "observatory" but it doesn't really hold up. (We discuss in episode.)
Check out these SketchFab projects for the Newgrange tomb. (Interactive 3D models.)
Nimoy Fashion Alert
The Battle of the Beanfield - Counterculture vs The Police
Some history of the meaning of the "Sarsen" stones.
The Blue Stones come from the Preseli Hills in Wales. This stone is being quarried and turned into a variety of art, alt-med, and meditative purposes.
The work of Francis Hitching is discussed.
Some sites mentioned:
Litany of sites
Devil's Heel is the Heel Stone at Stonehenge
Long Barrow in the Cotswolds
Ley Lines? (great overview by Sharon Hill)