Brit-Am Megalithic Bulletin Update
22 February 2023; 1 Adar, 5783.
Contents:
1. New Stonehenge Type Edifice found off the coast of Israel!
2. Stonehenge builders came from as far as modern-day Turkey, DNA suggests.
3. YouTube Dolmens.
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1. New Stonehenge Type Edifice found off the coast of Israel!
Archaeologists stunned after 'ancient sunken settlement' discovery in Israel
By JOEL DAY
08:55, Fri, Jun 10, 2022 | UPDATED: 08:55, Fri, Jun 10, 2022
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1623088/archaeology-stunned-discovery-ancient-settlement-israel-stone-circles-spt?fbclid=IwAR1G9aCGolL0Ssnkwswqbr9UVwCBfo7RaF-eziObhj2RaEu9ImDP3Y_ohNo
Extracts:
Stone circles are most commonly found in Europe, specifically Northwestern Europe, and especially in Britain, Ireland and Brittany. They are megalithic structures, consisting, as the name suggests, of stones, sometimes tipped over to the side, often standing, more or less arranged in a circle. These ancient monuments are believed to have served vital purposes in the communities that they were once a part of: they would have drawn crowds far and wide for worship, perhaps sacrifice, and to mark significant events like solstices and eclipses.
There are over 1,000 surviving examples of these stone circles in the British Isles, like Stonehenge in Salisbury, the Ring of Brodgar in Scotland, Cerrig Duon in Wales, and Ciorcal Cloch Uragh in Ireland.
And in the further Western European region, another 50,000 or so are dotted around.
But, while they are considered mostly characteristic of the Western European world, odd structures apparently resembling stone circles have been found all around the world, including in Bulgaria, Morocco, Japan, Poland, Syria and Israel.
It is in the latter country, Israel, that researchers once made an astonishing discovery, and which the Smithsonian Channel explored in its documentary, 'Stonehenge-like Structures Have Been Found All Over the World'.
The find was made in the small Israeli town of Atlit, which sits on the Mediterranean coast.
In 1984, Ehud Galili, a maritime archaeologist, went out on a routine dive around 400 metres away from the shore in order to search for shipwrecks exposed by the shifting sands of the seabed after a heavy storm.
.... "He discovered an ancient sunken settlement."
He said: "We found about 15 family houses.
"Little by little, we came to realise that it is a huge site, 40,000 square metres."
Among the mysterious relics found 'which were all in almost perfect condition' the divers came across a stone circle that stood as it did when it was first built.
The circle was found at the centre of the settlement, suggesting it was some sort of focal point, and consisted of seven megaliths weighing up to 600 kilograms arranged in a semi-circle formation.
Each stone had a cup mark carved into it and was placed around what appeared to be a fresh spring, researchers suggesting that the stones were perhaps part of a water ritual.
Some other stones in a loose formation were also found 'three oval stones' two of which had grooves forming anthropomorphic figures sketched into them.
Despite thousands of miles separating Stonehenge and the Israeli site, some archaeologists have claimed that any stone circle discovery is vital in helping to understand the true purpose of Stonehenge.
Mary-Ann Ochota, an anthropologist and archaeologist, said: "When you're looking at Stonehenge you're seeing a culmination of the labour of people, extraordinary use of resources, and an astonishingly complex, perfectly executed idea.
"Every time we find a new stone monument, it gives us another piece of evidence on that detective hunt to try and work out 'what were the ancestors thinking?; why did they build this? And what did it all mean?'"
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2. Stonehenge builders came from as far as modern-day Turkey, DNA suggests.
16 April 2019
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-16/stonehenge-builders-came-from-as-far-as-modern-day-turkey-dna-suggests
The ancient builders behind Stonehenge originally came from as far as modern-day Turkey, a study has suggested.
After analysing DNA from late-Stone Age Britons, researchers in London say findings suggest the inhabitants around the time Stonehenge was built followed a route along the Mediterranean.
The findings, published in a journal for Nature Ecology & Evolution, also claim 'overwhelming support' that agriculture was introduced to these shores by the same people.
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3. YouTube Dolmens.
Dolmens
http://earthepochs.blogspot.com/2015/01/dolmens-around-world-section-from.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3jXUDfmfL0
https://www.beyondroadsigns.com/beyond-road-signs/2017/8/21/go-to-north-caucasus-mountains-in-russia-to-see-the-mysterious-dolmens
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