Geology Proves Stonehenge Theory Wrong: Origins of the Altar Stone | Ancient Architects

Before I started the main subject in this video, I've discussed the ridiculous claims that Stonehenge was a 20th century project - a hoax and a fraud - because quite simply, Stonehenge is not a modern 20th century construction. It isn’t some conspiracy fraud and the KZbin videos and websites that say it is are all feeding you disinformation.
After discussing this, I get to the subject of the new discovery, and that is the work by Richard Bevins et al, who have analysed the geology of the Stonehenge Altar Stone, long thought to have been brought to the Stonehenge landscape by boat from a quarry in Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire.
The theory went that the ancient people collected the famous bluestones from Wales and transported them by boat down the Bristol Channel and then made a short journey over land to the site of Stonehenge, which was already a henge monument before any stones were on-site.
On this journey to the Salisbury plain, the workers are thought to have stopped off at Milford Haven to collect the altar stone, long thought to the source of this famous rock. This southwestern Welsh source was a key piece of evidence in support of the boat transportation theory because the bluestones came from further north and so it is almost as if you could see the path the workers took by mapping the source locations of the rocks.
So, what have the geologists discovered? Well, the altar stone is a greenish sandstone of late Silurian-Devonian age. It is known to geologists as ‘Old Red Sandstone.'
Analysing the Old Red Sandstone in Pembrokeshire in Southwestern Wales and the Altar Stone at Stonehenge has shown that the two rock types do not match. They are mineralogically different, with different percentages of its calcite, kaolinite and barite cement. The zircons show different morphologies and the uranium-lead age dates have contrasting populations.
So what are the implications of the new findings? Well maybe the bluestones as well as the Altar Stone were not transported by boat after all, but were brought over the land. Or, what I think is that they could all be glacial erratics. Watch the video to learn more and thanks for being here.
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[@garytucker5748]

Possibly a spring once,a round chalk spring,the water levels were higher back then,if you follow the river down from the avenue you come to a village called lake,it used to be a big lake there.

[@nucleardubs]

0:29 one of the "stonehenge is fake" videos is from jeranism lololol a flat earther troll.

[@bicyclemanNL]

I don’t do ancient gaming :P

[@unknown81360]

Man I love your videos. Please never stop

[@TheDeadlyDan]

I was stationed in England in 1974, and often traveled to Stonehenge for a day or so. I've probably been there at least 20 times. In those days, there was no fence and you could actually just toss a blanket down and sleep there. I've seen the sun rise and set there on a couple solstices. All of the stones have grafitti on them that goes back who knows how far. Having taken a few years of Latin, I could recognize some of the names and such. You can see almost every language scratched into the rocks, and on a couple you can identify a hammer icon. Standing there, you have absolutely no doubt those stones have been around for thousands of years. Whether they stayed in one spot or not, who knows. I do know they're very very old.

[@uplinkx1126]

When I first visited Stonehenge I was young and knew nothing about the place. I remember feeling a strange vibe when I was there; like the stones HAD to be there in that very specific spot down to the millimeter... that it made sense they were there. It's was really weird...

[@TheTam0613]

I've had some very strange, electromagnetic events while I was at Stonehenge and Woodhenge. Very odd, but not in a bad way.

[@prunabluepepper]

I love how you put the geological specifics on the video. A bit of endogeology and crystallography can't hurt. From a fellow geologist: one of your best videos!

[@SCOTTBULGRIN]

I think if the ancient Stonehenge builders could see how many people still flock to the site it would warm their hearts.💓🗿

[@chugg159]

Or perhaps it would make them angry to see possible heretics treading on their sacred land. We do perceive ourselves to honor the land, but we may never understand the true intentions behind it.

[@chrismetzko]

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[@spacedtime6597]

@@chugg159 I don't think the builders would think that way this far into the future. They couldn't see this far and imagine our world. We are living a different life and the planet has evolved. Are you currently cursing your own descendants for demolishing your own house? Nothing lasts... but nothing is lost

[@chugg159]

@@spacedtime6597 We definitely don’t know their traditions, so we could very well be disrespecting the land.

[@sobertillnoon]

I've literally never heard of this "it was built in the 20s" conspiracy. People make me sad.

[@JMM33RanMA]

@Soul Traveller You don't seem to have understood Matt's explanation of the pre-renovation diagrams. There are also centuries old diagrams, paintings and sketches that, if I remember aright, he explained in a previous Stonehenge video.

[@alloneword7427]

@Soul Traveller we know exactly where they were. Did you not watch the video?

[@4Everlast]

When you see 9/11 for what it is, and the history IS constantly changed, nothing is strange, not even this. You can't be sure of anything, literally.

[@diligenceintegrity2308]

The neolithic sea levels were far lower than they are now. I suspect this would rule out the boat theory.

[@paulmarchant9231]

Like today, the sea level depends upon your actual location, sea levels are not so simple.... Go to Sweden, or the south coast of England... Melting land ice not only puts water into the oceans but the reduced mass pushing down on the crust permits solid rock to rise back up from the mantle, as is still happening , lowering the sea level locally

[@diligenceintegrity2308]

@@paulmarchant9231 geologists are well aware of the variances, which are considerable and they use an average for reference.Sea levels are considered from shorelines down to the sea floor.

[@WildAlchemicalSpirit]

Very nice! I like that you went with historical accuracy and emphasized the need for solid evidence. Great job!

[@hellooutthere8956]

Hogwash to the random glacier theory. The damn stones weren't just randomly set there because they wanted to clear some fields. If they could move them so easily then they certainly could have broken them up to make clearing the fields easier.

[@AncientArchitects]

I’m not talking about the large sarsen stones - they were sources locally. I’m talking about the smaller bluestones - the ones that are said to have come from Wales

[@furyhawk8854]

More Hogwash no one knows anything so any theory is possible.

[@carmineredd1198]

they were never shipped by boat, what if the boat sank ? too risky . they were obvs carried over land by rolling them on oak roller logs and dragged by ten thousand harnessed sheep and an old goat named Taigh

[@funkmasterdub]

...it's just a theory, as he says and he doesn't try to back it up.

[@bozo5632]

Half* the hills in Britain are glacial deposits. *or there's a lot of it anyway, IDK about half.

[@anglewoden]

I like your theory of the stones being transport by glacier action, makes sense to me. I also have no problem with the site being re-constructed as to it once appeared. I'd rather look at Stonehenge today than just a pile of rocks/stones on the ground no?

[@manoo422]

It should have been re-built/renovated back to the original design with more stones brought in from Wales.

[@negativeindustrial]

I think that would be more acceptable in a recreation. The stones that are missing must have been used in the construction of a nearby castle, similar to the casement stones re-use in nearby Cairo. I wonder if any have been identified? Hopefully they haven’t been used in the construction of the foundations.

[@spacedtime6597]

I do think that people have been consistently adding and improving the site, and also periods of destruction.

[@negativeindustrial]

SpacedTime For as old as it is and as many times as that land has changed governances, I think that’s a near certainty, right?

[@darren4364]

The one thing I would like to know is was the fallen stone with the break moved? And if not how long would it take to erode sarsen stone to make the crack that wide? Sarsen is pretty tough and its weird composition should really make it withstand weather erosion pretty well so if it is the original position can we use the erosion gap to date when it fell?

[@klikklakis]

Very good detective work. These items in the forms of updates gives your site much more credibility than others.

[@flaminghulaballoo]

This is why your channel is invaluable. Very clear and concise, bringing esoterica to the layman, as well as the lesser known details. I had never heard of the 20th century construction myth, and was only vaguely aware of the reconstructions that were done. Great, illuminating work. Having said that: Bring on the Pandorica! (JK, I just miss half way decent Dr Who...)

[@AncientArchitects]

Haha. Thank you

[@RicardoPetrazzi]

Hi Matt, I hope this train of thought does not venture too far in to the realms of woo-woo for you....here goes.... Firstly, good work on the geological aspect of the stones themselves, always follow where the evidence leads. Secondly, it does appear that this 'Stonehenge' is part of a larger more widespread array of Henges. Lastly, and this is the woo-woo part...perhaps the choice of stone is a key aspect in terms of the actual properties of the stones, their arrangement being functional beyond simple celestial alignments or calendric systems? Was there not a small team, some years ago now, that investigated the magnetic properties of these stones, the positionings, the 'flow' of the 'energy' etc? I understand if your feel that may border in to 'fringe science', but I feel that there are no crazy ideas in scientific investigations. We must explore all the possibilities, not matter where that leads. Love to hear your thoughts on this angle. Best Regards, Richard.

[@Ddub1083]

Searched for "magnetic bluestones" in google... first result: "Stonehenge - a healing temple and generator of free energy" Yeah... youre wrong. There are crazy ideas in science. And one who explores all possibilities, wastes a lot of time.

[@Foxglove963]

ArchetypeNet. Don't copy the silly pseudo-science of energy dowsers. Everything is energy.

[@RicardoPetrazzi]

3 negative comments of the closed minds, but 10 Thumbs Up on it.... :-)

[@Russpng]

Thanks Matt - I live nearby and have visited and been fascinated by Stonehenge and it's surroundings since I was a boy. Always grateful to get new information about the site.

[@randybostic1273]

Feeding trough (for milking cows)? Corral for keeping live animals? Any stone positioning geometries in common with Gobekli Tepe or associated surrounding settlements?

[@arem4633]

Wow another eye opening revelation! Tq for this information. Enjoyed the vid (plus the surprse singing 😅😅). Stay safe, take care & cheers! 🌟

[@JMM33RanMA]

This is a great analysis of the need for skepticism, especially when turned upon itself. The working of critical thinking skills is identified in detail, and clearly illustrated. This is how the scientific method should be done, not just theory without grounding in fact, and not just specious speculation based on facts stitched together in such a way as to ignore reality. Yes, as Matt makes plain, speculation is good, but "gang aft agley." Kudos to Mat for another fascinating exploration of the distant past, with subtle warnings for the present and future.

[@Donnie-Dark-X]

Great video Matt. I like the glacial erratic theory as an hypothesis, and alternatively there always remains the possibility of undiscovered quarry sites now lying buried after thousands of years of sediment build up. For anyone to claim they know the definitive source of these stones seems rather speculative until they have some sound evidence to back it up. I enjoyed the musical insert by the way, lol. Cheers and keep up the great work!

[@bardmadsen6956]

Very well done, I like the erratic hypothesis. Could you do a video on Avebury and what happened to the serpent stones and possibly their correct placements?

[@thedarkmoon2341]

No physical effort was required to move or position these stones. Why would hunter-gatherers of the time go to such incredible efforts when some simple wooden poles could have served the same purpose if it was just for astronomical alignment purposes?

[@thedarkmoon2341]

@Repeat After Me: It's looking more and morel likely to me at the moment that the only survivors of the last great catastrophic event, the 13 KYA one, were those underground, or as some legends tell, those taken to the abode of the Gods. Once the Gods re-established life on Earth they then put us back on the surface and one of the first things we were taught would be farming and animal husbandry, a settled existence from the start. The production of those very technical knapped arrow heads was taught to them, and other basics. There are no tens of thousands of years hunter gatherers, ever, present day anthropology has it all backwards.

[@williamgriswold2593]

I like this channel! Watching other channels I feel his researches is solid. I wish they would restore more ancient to the way they originally would have appeared!

[@auspiciouscloud8786]

Love how you so skillfully transitioned from the movie clip song “so pretty”(thinking what the heck....🤨) to the metal rods and concrete picture, marvelous play on my feelings!!! 🎯💯🤯

[@hellodean4]

So where did all the missing stones go? Are there building near by that they were reused on? I also think the glacier theory is more likely than carting them all that way.

[@paulmarchant9231]

The missing stones has always got me...... And one other mystery...... Who knocked'em down?

[@devmanify]

Perfectly okay with the meme breaking up the amazing information. Keep it lighthearted 😂

[@zorakj]

I love how this video is full of facts, but the ads were, well, to be polite, full of fancy.

[@savage5128]

I always lol when you throw a random movie bit in the middle of your videos. The Star Wars one is still my favorite.

[@deemond5289]

I love your channel. I really dislike the adverts I get on it, It's always conspiracy type stuff. I'm sure you will be thrilled at the association with such stuff by the ad people :)

[@AncientArchitects]

Grrr. Annoying!

[@TheEnabledDisabled]

Same

[@prunabluepepper]

Funny though, those conspiracy ads started only in march. Before that i had normal ads on your channel. I guess they "put you in a box". If you have a personal KZbin person, take to them about this.

[@funkmasterdub]

I absolutely love this channel. I love how it's researched and presented, so thank you 😁✌

[@richardsleep2045]

Whoa the debate goes on. When the great Audrey Burl passed recently, some mentioned that he never accepted the bluestone sea-route theory. Anyway looks like they went past my old house near Abergavenny lol. Thanks for this :)

[@63shakeandbake]

what would be the reason for the different type of stone?

[@ric6383]

You caught me out there with that little 'interruption', won't repeat the expletives uttered as I thought the computer was playing up. Apology accepted. At last, I think I've found a 'conspiracy theory' I can happily disregard.

[@Babbajune]

Perhaps we will always be hypothesizing about Stonehenge. These revelations do seem to be more accurate. Thanks for sharing! 💖

[@warrenbooth2103]

I was told the locals were using it as a quarry to build local houses.

[@alloneword7427]

and you were lied to.

[@craftpaint1644]

Back in 2008 I took some stone from an old construction site that just left them behind. People never change.

[@markhughes7927]

Are not the two considerations of the altar stone and all the others distinct? Also - I seem to remember reports of a couple of standing stones at the bottom of the Severn on the northern side from some years ago - were these reports false?

[@dannyboy4566]

Was that scoop and cup marks I saw on some of the stones in the old pictures?.Very interesting

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

Great stuff as always. Liked and subbed.

[@simonpalmer8033]

As far as I know.. the largest stones are not blue stone , I thought the smaller in ring is. Simon from pembrokeshire. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks.

[@michaelphillips7817]

If AA sees this, do you have a reading list/article list on the peoples that built the henges in Britain?

[@AncientArchitects]

I might have some information but it’s a very complex subject as there are multiple phases of work, the first phase of Stonehenge could be 500-800 years earlier than the first stones on the site. So the stones are only part of the story and probably added by a different culture to that that made the henge

[@kimwarburton8490]

@@AncientArchitects i have a pet theory that the original posts were symbolic of the different peoples that met there, or the different peoples who were ALLOWED there. it was prob a trading hub where the celtic mediterannian, celtic irish and welsh world met the scandinavian trading world and later that the priestly caste took it over at some point (as they always do) n then the stones got brought in to make it 'holier' and permanent and by then the uses to do with the night sky and the equinoxes/solstices had been discovered and computed into the newer stone circle's manufacturing

[@kimwarburton8490]

@Ruthanne D'Antuono how was i doing that? im very anti abrahamic religion as a rule, though i was brought up within the framework, being english n having attended services through my gov imposed state schooling. if anything, i built it from native american totem poles representing the different tribes n a knowledge that the 'celtic' world (Peoples that had access to the atlantic mightve been a better term) was disimilar from the scandinavian world at the time, but that they DID trade. These were the 2 pathways in which north eastern europe got colonized by our ancestors n the 2 cultures kind of 'met' n exchanged ideas etc in uk. The priestly caste i refer to is the pre-druids i dont actually mean they were priests -.- hence i called them a preistly caste to imply they served a similar purpose as to what WE would describe a s a priest, not that they actually were priests -.- Can u name a society/civilisation that had a religion where the priestly caste DIDNT have complete control at some point? stones have nothing to do with being holy in abrahamic religion so im completely confounded as to why you would accuse me of this n so i seek clarification please :) ive tried to 'defend' what/where i THINK you may have taken issue with what i wrote :)

[@izeplays]

Couldn't there be closer old red sandstone deposits underwater behind the now shifted coast lines? (If it's older then yonger dryas)

[@yogidemis8513]

I thought that they had to re-stack the stones in the early 80s because Clark Griswold backed his car into one that created a domino effect and knocked all the stones down.

[@whkwole6842]

Hi Mr. Ancient Architects, I wish to ask you a few questions about Stonehenge. Why the stones there are eroding? When the crust has eroded why the interior of the stone has a different colour? Finally, are the same erosion taking place to the stones at the quarry site?

[@rogerscottcathey]

Exactly what I was hoping you'd do. Good job!

[@johnraue5708]

There is a a video in 1917,during WWI cranes restoring stones for Stonehnge during the first World War. Before the 1920 talked about here !

[@felixman9691]

Can you share the footage?

[@vincentleeadams]

Didn’t archeologists discover a submerged Bluestone along the previously mentioned water rout? Am I mistaken?

[@Mikerumball]

Love your channel dude makes you look and think . Good job

[@AncientArchitects]

Thank you

[@Mikerumball]

People worshiped the Sun . It's the giver of everything . All life depends on it . That truth could and has I m o brought men together in worship . Keep up the great work . @@AncientArchitects

[@On-Our-Radar-24News]

"Extraordinary claims deserve extraordinary evidence. " Carl Sagan.

[@JeddieT]

An extraordinary phenomenon deserves an extraordinary investigation.

[@erinbaggarly900]

Extraordinary findings require extraordinary cover-ups.

[@VirideSoryuLangley]

What seems extraordinary to someone can seem normal to someone else, so Sagan's rule is quite irrelevant.

[@On-Our-Radar-24News]

@@VirideSoryuLangley

[@AmericanTravelers]

Can't believe ur back this up

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

Glacial erratics is a great idea! I first went to Stonehenge in the '60's. In those days, you could still walk right up to the stones and many people had carved their initials on the stones. You could tell the vandals came from past centuries, because some of the initials had serifs

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

Ancient history is still holding onto its secrets and will do. We many never know our true history and the ancient past of our ancestors. Anyway another excellent video. Thanks for posting

[@whisthpo]

'We're taking this stone WHERE?'...

[@gazzertrn]

My house .

[@olwens1368]

Here- I'll programme the sat-nav for you....'

[@od1452]

Yep Many stone fences were started in the U.S. because farmers were just clearing the fields of stones. I'm ready for you to get back to Egypt as much as I like this subject.

[@nickcrill7718]

What was the name of that old movie you showed?

[@AncientArchitects]

West Side Story

[@tonybrantley]

I absolutely love your channel !!

[@MaverickSeventySeven]

Always so I interesting and well thought out and informative - is it possible that the larger "outer circle" now unseen actually formed a Spiral? Meaning that people entered the Sacred Inner Circle the Actual Stones now standing, from a long lane that then went into a Spiral towards the Centre? Also, that Outer formation would have to be 'low' to Allow the Ray's of the Sun to shine through to the Centre Stones?

[@suprcrzy]

I never even knew it was reconstructed, what the hell? How did I not know this?

[@AncientArchitects]

Lots of pictures available on the internet

[@1voluntaryist]

@True Future I deduce the opposite. I want to see the ruins restored.

[@1voluntaryist]

@True Future Can you site the survey you base that statement on?

[@alloneword7427]

​@True Future you're on the wrong video. This is about Stonehenge not the Iraq war. Everyone knows there were no WMD's and you're going around trying to wedge in the Iraq war into comments on videos about entirely different things. It's clear you have a lot of growing up to do.

[@memyselfandyouz]

When I went there, we were told that it was restored mainly because local people took the stone for housing and souvenirs, and some of the stone has been found in local houses. All this reverence stopped in the 70's

[@neilbain8736]

If it sill works, then the conservation has been more of an upgrade in the bluestone technology. Although the singing cutaway is a bit unexpected; it's like a Druid acolyte decided to liven things up when they were given some code to write in the runescape.

[@Nirabulator]

Excellent and revealing, as always!

[@msblanche9035]

The boulders flew there. It’s so obvious.

[@AncientArchitects]

That’s makes sense :)

[@ChristophersMum]

Well...how else were they able to get them on top of the others!!

[@kevink.7597]

You did land upon the most likely of suspects when you decided to look at the glacier erratics as they are still found near the Henge. The use of the small stone balls found everywhere is also a missing puzzle piece yet to be placed. Bearings? For rollers? Made of logs and rocks?

[@davids5080]

I like the glacial erratic theory, it makes perfect sense, that raises the question. Are thrre any erratic fields in the local area or enough evidence of others in the surrounding areas to infer that the same would be true for this location?

[@AncientArchitects]

Thing is, was much of the land cleared of large erratics in the Neolithic to begin farming and were these erratics used in monument building? I guess we can never know 🤷‍♂️

[@davids5080]

@@AncientArchitects go figure! 😥 thats kinda how the world works though i suppose, especially before we (population as a whole) realized the stories that some of these monuments, and indeed the remnants of a formerly debris covered world, are greatly important to understanding where and what weve come from and experienced along the way. Its such a shame the current world has, intentionally or not, ruined those tales with our need for expansion.

[@pete5177]

How many origins can an alter stone have?

[@stevewiles7132]

Stonehenge was a neolithic hotel, many small guest houses were set along roads for travelers. Stonehenge was a major rest stop.

[@jaykelman7949]

I'm surprised that you haven't been demonitised for your very insightful content.... I hope you can continue to produce amazing content before the tube decides to treat you as a pariah.

[@DeadTalkLive]

Good clip 👍! As a fellow KZbinr, I am always looking for fresh ideas! Great Job!

[@Hitngan]

The only problem with the Glaciatic theory is the glaciers didn't travel that far south.

[@Foxglove963]

Minarchist. Between Prescelly and Stonehenge, only one other bluestone was found. If the stones had been transported by glacial action, surely more of them would have been found in the field.

[@dmlevitt]

another fascinating video. thank you. stay safe. love your work.

[@thunderbird5273]

Stonehenge was a stellar observatory constructed by a group of extraterrestrials, used to find their position in the galaxy. Their ship was shot down by a negative ET group and they were lost, and couldn't repair their ship.

[@duka1461]

Martin Mistery?

[@dunneincrewgear]

Wolfpacky USA Or maybe it was just Neolithic farmers and they build it for some reason known only to themselves?

[@AnubisDark]

Imagine if a cataclysm struck now and 1000years later, the survivors find the ruin of stonehenge with metal pole and graffiti, they would say it was built in 1900-1950...

[@victor-oq7dl]

@True Future how do you know please that the rods are stainless steel.

[@AnubisDark]

Anyone say the intro out loud at the same time while watching the videos lol

[@sietsewijker1530]

I use the intro at home to sort of Rick Roll my wife. 'Let's watch something on tv honey.' "Hello everybody... "

[@AnubisDark]

@@sietsewijker1530 lol

[@JamesSmith-fz7qk]

Just looking into the movement of the stones in the 50s - glad you had this video. I trust your analyses…

[@pantherplatform]

This channel has become very successful.

[@ViolinStimme]

Apparently, the blue stones resonate at a baritone pitch. The stones behind are rounded to create an acoustic environment for chanting!

[@willhemmings]

I like your engaging style, but I would like to pick you up on a few loose ends. You claim that the altar stone does not come from Pembrokeshire but from 'a site much further east on the Wales / England border'. However you have not stated the morphology of the stone, nor the type and location of the beds. Your map doesn't show a possible source either. Bear in mind the Wales / England border stretches a long way. I ask then of what value is geologist Bevin's et al analysis? I have long held the view that the bluestones, including the altar stone, were transported overland (Occam's Razor), but the glacial theory is a tough one; there would have to be outstanding evidence that the meltwaters flowed from west to east south-east in order for the stones to arrive naturally. For the glacial theory to work there would have to be evidence for naturally transported boulders about an assumed overland route and assumedly the scatter would be sufficiently wide to ensure that many must still be there. Does such evidence exist, besides the one solitary bluestone that was discovered in a barrow in Wiltshire? Isobel Geddes, in her book Hidden Depths, Wiltshire's Geology and Landscapes, states (p65), 'In Wiltshire, there is no evidence of glaciation: no Jurassic rocks have been found dumped by the ice in unlikely places; neither are there any boulders of the older Triassic, Carboniferous or Devonian rocks.' Please explain why, as a past student of geology, you prefer to support a theory for the origin of the bluestones at Stonehenge which does not seem to be supported by evidence?

[@Hovercraftltd]

Refreshingly open minded report on the latest Stonehenge evidence - Particularly like the idea of these massive stones being carried during the Ice Age close enough to inspire their use for a dramatic henge - Used to stop there in the 60's when you could pull off the road that then went close by and on to the grass, wonder over and sit against the rocks having a picnic musing about their origins - And also there was no speed limit on those roads ......what freedom we had at that time

[@nathanielwallace2415]

Were the post holes made by the construction crew, or were they there since ancient times?

[@ChristophersMum]

The construction crew would have no reason to dig so many holes...the evidence for the ''post holes'' being part of the original build comes from inside and the bottom what is now in the ''post hole''

[@AncientArchitects]

The post holes were infilled with ashes and soil that has been dated to a time earlier than the stones were erected

[@nathanielwallace2415]

@@AncientArchitects Maybe the post holes were dug, and specific posts were installed to map out the placement of the final stones, or possibly scaffolding to build the round structure like the Colussieum. All of these man made monuments are a tribute to mathematics are they not?

[@ChristophersMum]

@@nathanielwallace2415 Are you meaning the _original_ construction crew?...if so that's an entirely different matter...(I had thought that you were meaning the reconstruction crew) sorry.

[@dalecrocker3213]

Is it true that bluestone is especially good for making axes and polishes well? If so Stonehenge may have been a sort of "bank" - a neolithic Fort Knox where wealth was displayed - as well as having other functions of course.

[@markanixon77]

Bit of a quirky video today mate!!... Love it!!! Lol.

[@sparky6086]

As someone who has gardened in a backyard full of rocks, stones being moved on account of farming makes perfect sense. Often, rocks end up as walls bordering between farms. The farmer didn't set out to make walls, but he had no other place to put the rocks! I remember seeing a video, about what could be the significance of stacked rock structures in north Georgia in the USA. Surely, they had some ceremonial, relgious, or astronomical significance? But it was clear to me, that the Cherokee Indians, who once lived there, were merely stacking the stones, which they had cleared out of their gardens, and these amateur archaeologists in their KZbin video, were reading a little too much into it! Of course Stonehenge had signifigance, but some or more of it's stones could have easily been stones, which were initially displaced by farmers and/or, as the video also says, glaciers.

[@bluesdirt6555]

When did it turn into a tourist destination?

[@juliestockmeyer5871]

Looking at Stonehenge always takes my breath away!!! The regality just overcomes me!!!

[@daroniussubdeviant3869]

do boats work on snow?

[@ChipChoc00]

Thanks from Michigan. Very informative.

[@AncientArchitects]

Cheers

[@ElsieDreamWorld]

Yes, I have long held the idea erratics were used for the construction of many of those awesome sites. The power of glacials is beyond our imagination. Great video, thanks.

[@andrewpalmer1630]

There are certain commonalities between ancient people; when there is ample food people build stuff. When there is ample food people have large families. Large families produce a larger labor pool in excess of what is needed for food gathering. Hence we build. The insertion of a deity gives the non-food producing labor legitimacy.

[@elliottprats1910]

4:13 WOW you’re a TIME TRAVELER! I’m watching this video on July 4th, 2020 and you’re showing a paper dated August 2020. Can you do me a solid and tell me what numbers will win the Powerball Grand Prize on July 25th, 2020. Of course I’ll donate 10% of the winning to your channel as a way of saying thanks 😊.

[@FreakieSweet]

ThT is kinda messed up.

[@zerone9623]

With only 10% he will not be able to buy that journal in august.

[@JMM33RanMA]

7-4-2020 is written as 4-7-2020 in many European countries, and as 2020-7-4 in many Asian countries. There is also the possibility of typos. One should always apply Occam's razor when jarring elements are discovered. ㈡㊉年㈦月㈤日 today 20/6/5

[@elliottprats1910]

@Jay McJakome Your reply clearly shows that you were too lazy to check the timestamp and see what I’m talking about for yourself.

[@JMM33RanMA]

@@elliottprats1910 Wow, how like Trumpist of you to resort to ad hominem attack at the drop of a MAGA hat! I suggested several potential reasons for dating errors, and you chose a despicable personal attack. NOTE: I did not accuse you of being a"Trumpist or wearing a MAGA hat, I just mentioned that your reaction was quite similar.

[@stephencaparelli7733]

what is the background music.

[@alloneword7427]

Olympus by DC In The Mix kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ_QmJ-NfdSJqM0

[@jnturner7828]

Love the altar stone update but have to take issue with the glacial erratics theory: the ice sheet over southern Britain didn't move and push erratics or glacial morrain, because the land is too flat. The ice sheet was 1km thick, weighing millions of tons - it would defy the laws of physics to move. It accumulated ice in cold times and appeared to advance, while in warmer times the ice melted and it appeared to retreat. But no actual movement or relocating of erratics.

[@paulmarchant9231]

So how do you account for the existence of erratics, boulder clay etc? I live near Ongar, in Essex, we have a church constructed with rocks from much further north, including some that have travelled from Norway. Go to New York's Central park and see the erratics there, with striations showing direction of travel...... The Pennine chain is crushed fragmented loosely coagulated rubble from Scottish mountains..... Oh rocks can move.... Even be slowly blown across an icy surface, lubricated by liquid water.....

[@jnturner7828]

Paul Marchant Certainly don't disagree with you Paul, and when I was a geology student I did my field work in the North Yorkshire Pennines and saw those striations, plus I did a 1y work assignment in New York in 1989 and took time out to check out glacial evidence in Central Park. But my point was about the ice sheet in southern Britain "moving" - it would defy the laws of physics for it to do so. And if it did, where is the glacial morrain as one long east-West ridge marking the farthest reach of the ice sheet? Existing ice sheets today (eg Greenland) don't move, they accumulate (or shrink in warming times as now).

[@penneyburgess5431]

I have always wondered about the transport by water route, as there is no proof of of the craftsmanship of seaworthy boats capable of carrying the weight of these massive stones. I also remember seeing pictures of people ice skating on the Themes during the Victorian era. It was much colder when Stonehenge was built. Dragging a huge stone over the ice, either by man or beast, makes more sense to me. If Neanderthal man was involved, or his immediate progeny, the denser muscle and bone mass would make it more probable. What I find a complete mystery is why this plane was considered a sacred place to ancient people. What happened here?

[@danielbateman6518]

What about the broken stones? I'm not a geologist so I'm only hypothesising that the monument could be far older than common theories suggest. When a stone breaks it's a bit like snapping a chocolate bar, there's jagged edges, sharp flakes and debris. Those edges and pieces will wear away and in a predictable way when you know what the rock is made from and the historical weather conditions. That will give us the date of when they fell over, which should be long after they were built.

[@pwelsh6501]

Your videos haven’t been showing up on the feed hope all has been well

[@carljensen5730]

6:15 Instead of making this sweeping statement that the stones may have been moved by glaciers, how about doing the research first? Just a couple points: First, if that were the case, then there would likely be many similar stones scattered about. Second, the stones have been matched to a specific quarry. In fact the same set of researchers discovered the site of the original stonehenge containing the same specific stones in Whales, thus demonstrating the high likelihood that the residents of that area decided to relocate to the site of the current stonehenge and brought their stones with them. At some later date, the larger stones were brought from closer to add to the structure.

[@tonigood7245]

That was great thanks alot..... I really like all your hard work and dedication on these subjects thanks again.

[@carljensen5730]

This video missed a key discovery that the people of Whales built a stonehenge in Whales with the bluestones that are now at the current stonehenge. Those stones were removed from their original circle in Whales and transported to the current Stonehenge location.

[@FortitudineVincimus]

What happened to the missing stones that completed the circle?

[@robinbennett3531]

taken\sold for building stone

[@robinbennett3531]

@True Future sadly it was all cash in hand.Yes, difficult but not impossible.If you can find the original receipt for the stonehenge building work you could work out what's gone, and take that from the total?

[@Digbite]

Great video. I never knew about the Reno's,

[@daddyshovel7995]

I think that it was Jack stands for a flying saucer . Or they had the moon sitting on it when they put it together. Or it once had a big pot on top so they could cook a bunch of soup or....

[@Masonic1016]

Until the original plans are discovered, the effects of erosion, re-positioning and re-building over the last 4 or 5 thousand years will never be known. The 'Parch Marks' show where something may have stood, but the width, breadth, height and exact position of whatever it was will never be known. The main unanswered question for me, is what were the circumstances that prompted these ancient people to completely change their way of life suddenly to undertake such an immense task, and what problem did it solve for them? I think Robert Lomas was onto something in his book 'Uriel's Machine' - anybody read it and agree?

[@NormBaker.]

I could see them moving the stones on wooden sleds if the winters always deposited snow in that era. Riding them up long Earthen ramps covered in snow at the site. Then in the summer months digging away the dirt to expose the rocks.

[@wearemilesfromnowhere4630]

Some would equate this revelation to a stick of dynamite in their academic craw. Common sense perspectives and truly plausible. Thank you Matt.

[@AncientArchitects]

Cheers