UM-Bot Posted May 10, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 10, 2015 A previously undiscovered stone circle has been unearthed by archaeologists in southern England. Several stone circles have been found on Dartmoor over the years but this marks the first time a new one has been found in over a century. Measuring around 111ft in diameter, the circle has been described as 'very impressive' and dates back over 4,000 years. Read More: http://www.unexplain...und-on-dartmoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted May 10, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Fascinating. Does that mean Dartmoor was less wet (and thus more arable) in the past, or more wet (and thus fishable)? Edited May 10, 2015 by Sir Wearer of Hats 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She-ra Posted May 10, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Very cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquatus1 Posted May 10, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Fascinating. Does that mean Dartmoor was less wet (and thus more arable) in the past, or more wet (and thus fishable)? Does that mean that right now it's just annoyingly soggy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalmoxis Posted May 11, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted May 11, 2015 #6 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0091186/quotes A remarkable discovery. I hope they find some nice artifacts when they conduct digs on the site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozfactor Posted May 11, 2015 #7 Share Posted May 11, 2015 If any one sees any updates , I look forward to reading them . How exciting for the people working on it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino666 Posted May 11, 2015 #8 Share Posted May 11, 2015 In 3000 yrs from now someone will claim they found a housing estate in London. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximusnow Posted May 11, 2015 #9 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Was this a protective wall of a fortress? Or a Dragon blind for hunting the beast? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted May 11, 2015 #10 Share Posted May 11, 2015 That's pretty cool. I look forward to reading more about the find in the near future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted May 11, 2015 #11 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Was this a protective wall of a fortress? Or a Dragon blind for hunting the beast? Obviously it is the remains of the hangers for the UFO fleet that was used to construct both Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Egypt... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 12, 2015 #12 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) Very good find, but why not show the picture of them here, the picture above is not of 30 flat stones. why do they think they were sacred, in those days it would not have been surprising to build shelters involving stones and why not round ones? Maybe the stones were the centre on their shelters, maybe they used animal pelts attached to the stones. Its always fascinating to see these, but I do not know why sacred has to be thought of before shelters. Edited May 12, 2015 by freetoroam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted May 12, 2015 #13 Share Posted May 12, 2015 The circle probably would have looked something like this.... This doesn't provide any shelter, but could easily serve a cultural, or religious, purpose. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripGun Posted May 14, 2015 #14 Share Posted May 14, 2015 If we knew why they built it we would probably think it rather mundane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquatus1 Posted May 14, 2015 #15 Share Posted May 14, 2015 "Ha! Woooodhenge, feh! Wait till those Easthillers see this! Now this is a henge! Let them play with their toothpicks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 14, 2015 #16 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) The circle probably would have looked something like this.... This doesn't provide any shelter, but could easily serve a cultural, or religious, purpose. Why not as a support for shelter..........it is said that 4,000 years ago brown bears lived in Southern England, maybe these stones were used as some sort of protection against them. I am saying that they could have been supports for animal pelts used around it as a shelter. Could well have been spiritual, bu there does not seen to be anything indicating this, I think it far more simple....like shelter supports. Edited May 14, 2015 by freetoroam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted May 15, 2015 #17 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Why not as a support for shelter..........it is said that 4,000 years ago brown bears lived in Southern England, maybe these stones were used as some sort of protection against them. I am saying that they could have been supports for animal pelts used around it as a shelter. Could well have been spiritual, bu there does not seen to be anything indicating this, I think it far more simple....like shelter supports. If the stones were closer together, that might support such an idea better. I do suppose they could have been part of a fence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 15, 2015 #18 Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) If the stones were closer together, that might support such an idea better. I do suppose they could have been part of a fence. Fence? very probable. They need not be close together as individual shelters per family. Each stone per shelter, but i like the fence idea to keep the bears and what ever other wild life were lurking, which means they could have lived inside the circle. in those days there were no guns, so protecting themselves would be the use of primitive weapons and safe sheltering, stones would be a lot more solid as a support for their "tents" made out of animal pelts = maybe? Who knows, I am just throwing in a possibility as I do not think it is always down to religion or spirituality....it could be much more simple than that, like keeping a roof over their heads. Edited May 15, 2015 by freetoroam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena1979 Posted May 16, 2015 #19 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I visited one of the Mayan cities in the Yucutan. They said that most of the temples we seen were actually built tall above the jungle so that the elite Mayans could build wooden houses at the top of the temples. It was here that you would be able to get a cool breeze. Only a few of the temples were actually for worshipping. People build things for all sorts of reasons. Ancient humans wouldn't waste their time on luxuries. Everything would have had a purpose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codenwarra Posted May 16, 2015 #20 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Another stone circle in Britain, possibly from the late Neolithic when Dartmoor was forested. Not exactly surprising, the entire island is riddled with Neolithic and Bronze remnants. Bodmin Moor, not so far away, has one of the longer processional ways in the country, a heap of stone originally turfed at the top, 380 metres long near Rough Tor and stone circles up to 12 metres across. The popular archaeological TV show "Time Team" explains over 48 minutes (Yes, I know it's Baldrick and that he can be an annoying twerp, but he's also one of the producers). See also the Ness of Brodgar, the Ring of Brodgar, the Stones of Stenness and Maes Howe, all within a few miles of each other on Orkney. Google Earth 58.997, -3.215 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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