According to speculation, Stonehenge may first appear in Wales.

A naturally occurring diabase column is exposed in Godog, carn, West Wales. A new study shows that the iconic Stonehenge may stand on a temporary monument not far from their quarry in Wales before being transported to the final destination of Salisbury Plain.

The site may be a temporary monument called Banc du, located a few miles southwest of two quarries at Stonehenge. About 700 years before Stonehenge was built, ancient humans used Bankdu as a gathering place. However, charcoal evidence from the recent discovery of radioactive carbon in Bankdu shows that this place was used again around 3000 BC-just when Stonehenge was built.

I think it is important to realize that quarries are not just isolated, they are actually part of a larger ritual landscape. Michael Parker Pearson, a professor at the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, told Life Science that there are also a large number of Neolithic tombs in this area. "[Photo: Crossing Stonehenge]

Pearson and his colleagues are not the first to think that these bluestones were erected on temporary monuments before studying Stonehenge. "Nearly 65,438+000 years ago, geologist H.H. Thomas speculated that bluestone was first included in a" respected stone circle "somewhere in Presley, and then embarked on an important journey to Salisbury Plain," the researchers wrote in a new research report.

However, this small piece of charred charcoal from the original Stonehenge building is the only evidence of a temporary Stonehenge monument in Bandu. The researchers of this study are the first to admit the speculative nature of this new theory. "We don't have a specific answer yet," Pearson said.

After Kahn Godog and Craig Ross cut down the mined stones, these bluestones may be taken to a temporary monument in Bankdu. Then, the blue stones are likely to be taken inland 140 miles (230 kilometers) to the Southeastern Salisbury Plain (no photo). As part of the new research, Pearson and his colleagues have been trying to study when, where and how people mined the famous bluestone of Stonehenge in the Neolithic Age. It is generally believed that Stonehenge's huge 25-ton (22.6-ton) sandstone was mined at Mount marlborough, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Salisbury Plain. However, its 42 smaller bluestones-named after blue when wet or broken-may have come from Presley Mountain in western Wales. In the northwest of Salisbury Plain 140 miles (230 kilometers), researchers have previously discovered two quarries, which were used by Neolithic people to mine 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) of bluestone: the outcrop of Kahn Godog.

These two places naturally form columnar bluestones, but how did Neolithic people chisel them out? Pearson and his colleagues said that in the current study, they found the platform, which was hand-made by the ancients on two outcrops to get closer to the pillars, he said.

The researchers also found wedge-shaped and hammer-shaped stone tools, which Neolithic people may use to break cracks and knock off pillars. Pearson said that ancient people may have used wooden tools and ropes, but these cultural relics were not preserved because both outcrops had acidic soil.

It is Kahn Godog (Adam Stanford photography; Copyright Antique Publishing Co., Ltd.) Thanks for the charcoal found in Kahn Godog.