One of Earth’s greatest landmarks may have been unraveled recently, with news of its ability to give off strange sounds. Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury.
As it is one of the most famous places around, questions have remained about it and what it really is or does. With new scientific data discovered, it is believed that Stonehenge is a prehistoric Glockenspiel. (A percussion instrument composed of tuned keys arranged like a keyboard of a piano)
Many of the rocks which were used came from Wales, where a number of Neolithic quarries are located. When these stones are struck, they resonate notes much like a musical instrument. (These stones are known as litho phones)
The rocks used at the site are bluetones, found in various digs throughout Britain. Stonehenge rock sources have been discovered from an area located about 1.8 miles (3 kilometers) away from the site. (Originally thought as the first source of these particular rocks a century ago)
The work “locates the exact sources of the stones, which highlight areas where archaeologists can search for evidence of the human working of the stones,” said geologist and study co-author Richard Bevins of the National Museum of Wales.
This is such an amazing discovery which begs to question, did people many years ago somehow find a way to communicate with one another through musical means? One can only image how it might have been being at Stonehenge when the sounds were ringing.
I can’t help but think about the movie National Lampoon’s European Vacation and the scene where Chevy Chase backs up into Stonehenge knocking over the stones in a domino effect it was amusing.
This formation is a fascination which has been a part of history upon the Earth for generations. With the lower octaves and lower frequencies, it would make some type of theoretical sense; it could have been a type of communication device of some sort for people or perhaps otherworldly presences.
Lower frequencies of sound waves are less attenuated in the atmosphere they will carry longer distances which makes you wonder. Archaeologists believe Stonehenge was built anywhere from 3000 BC to 2000 BC.