June 06, 2006

PENNY LOVER

I watched a great show on the National Geographic Channel the other night about Stonehenge.

One thing I didn't know: Not far away is a place known as Woodhenge. That one was made of - you guessed it - wood. The wood is gone, so they created a replica with concrete. But they still call it Woodhenge. Concretehenge lacked a certain ring.

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Other things I hadn't realized:

* Excavations underneath the stones have revealed artifacts, like antler horns, carbon dated at 4,000 years ago. Bodies found buried nearby are of the same age. This rules out the Druids, as well as the Romans who followed them. This even pre-dates immigrant settlers from Europe. That leaves a primative people known as Ancient Britons, who lived at the start of the bronze age.

* The large stones come from 20 miles away. Investigation of the smaller stones show that they are found 200 miles away in S.W. Wales.

* People who study architecture say it was probably a place of worship. Towering over the people as it did, it inspired a sense of something larger than themselves.

* The closing segment investigated a mass grave of skeletons found in the area. Using tests on the enamel of the teeth, scientists are able to determine where these people grew up. It was in Wales, the location of the smaller Bluestones.

What, then, shall history make of the impressive henge assembled in my newsroom?

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Erected in honor of a former employee who left a substantial amount of remuneration behind in his desk, Coinhenge has endured for more than a month.



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Let the pagan dance ritual begin!





Posted by Jeff at June 6, 2006 07:58 AM | TrackBack
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Far more up your alley is Carhenge. I can just imagine you with a batch of sombrero-bearing buddies doing a road trip.

Posted by: Scorpio at June 7, 2006 05:27 PM
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