Ancient Mysteries: Stonehenge

Introduction

The monument Stonehenge is a circle of gigantic sand stone block on Salisbury Plain in England. It was made between 3000 B.C. to 1600 B.C. in several phases. The purpose of this building is still unclear. It is a mystery because those rocks are still standing there and nobody knows for sure how they got there. There are many theories about who created Stonehenge. I read three articles that explain them.

Theories

According to the first theory Stonehenge was a place for healing. A new archeological dig will be directed by professors Timothy Darvill and Geoff Wainwright. They think that Stonehenge was a site of healing. The blue stones found there came from a very faraway place. They think that the stones must have been magical stones for the builders of Stonehenge. In addition to this, there are a lot of bones which show trauma buried in. Darvill and Wainwright think that these are the bones of pilgrims looking for healing. Stonehenge was a sanctuary with strong energy to heal.

The second theory is that Stonehenge was a UFO landing site. Believers in UFOs say that alien astronauts visited Earth and had a role in the building of Stonehenge (and other big monuments) because only they could transport such heavy stones to Salisbury Plains. Other believers in UFOs say that human builders copied the form of the alien’s space craft.

The third theory explains that Stonehenge was a place for the dead. Archaeologists say that Stonehenge was a place to put remains of the dead people. It had been a cemetery over 5000 years ago for elite people. They were surrounded by the symbols of authority. The avenue to the river has houses used by spectators of religious processions.

Conclusion

The most reasonable theory for me is that Stonehenge served as a cemetery for the dead because they found pieces of dead bodies. Since 3000 B.C. they buried bodies in this place. Around 240 persons were found. A burial was by the site called Bush barrow which belonged to an important chief. In my opinion this is the most reasonable theory because there is real evidence. Although in other theories real evidence was found, I believe that the cemetery is the most reasonable theory because there is more evidence than for other theories.

Bibliography

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