I’ve been fascinated by all kinds of archaeology since I was in high school. As a senior, I took a course called “The History of Science.” It was science for the unscientific, those of us who couldn’t deal with physics — though oddly enough, the course was taught by a PhD in Physics. I guess he was really interested in the subject, so we all got a whole year studying Stonehenge. And yet I still don’t know nearly enough.
The origin of Stonehenge is surrounded by quite a lot of narratives, including lost technologies, outright magic, and — of course — aliens. Here’s what we actually know about this prehistoric mystery.
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It’s fascinating!
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And just when you think you’ve learned everything there is to learn, you realize there’s SO much more … and much of it yet to be discovered.
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it makes life worth living….
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Isn’t it weird how ancient things are what make life worth living while current reality makes you want to hide in the closet?
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It’s our constant striving to make things better that creates the discontent. I marvel at the feats of people from the past and they had it so much worse
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Either that or we need new governments full of people who are there to improve — not ruin — our world.
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We certainly need that, Marilyn.
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Druid Lego?
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HUGE Lego?
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I ‘ll watch that after work… but I am envious of a year studying the place…
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I really wanted to BE an archaeologist or at the very least, spent my life trying to figure out Stonehenge and other stone circles, henges, burial sites, tors … Instead, I got married young and unless you are married to an archaeologist, it’s not a very practical way to earn a living. So … I wrote. But one of these days …
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I know the feeling. I married young too, because there was no money for university. I still keep thinking about going back to school. I just need an extension on time 😉
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I’m too old for school to make any difference. I wanted to go back to school decades ago. Take a Masters in a different area (sociology) and do something I felt would help my world. It didn’t happen, mostly because schools were different then. Now, I think there’d be no problem, but then they had “rules.” At this point, I’m retired and I’ve got too many physical issues to make full-time work possible, so I guess the younger gens are going to have to pick up the burden and do something. I hope they do. I wish I COULD.
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It probably won’t happen for me either. I don’t have enough hours in the day as it is.
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I know I’m supposed to be retired, but the day gets totally EATEN by … well … life. And so fast!
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My working days, including the online and screen based stuff, seem to be about fifteen hours long… and that’s only because I impose a cut off point on myself these days. At least I am never bored 😉
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