#magalithic

[sspacegodd]

Prehistoric Tupperware.

Megalithic stone containers are scattered across Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, in groups from one to one hundred.

[voiceofnature]

Istrehågan stone circle in Norway, built around 400 A.D. My Instagram ~ My blog

[noisesoundsignal]

SONIC STONES ///

"For years archaeologists have been mystified as to why giant 'Preseli' bluestones from Mynydd Y Preseli in Pembrokshire, south-west Wales ended up at Stonehenge, almost 200 miles away. But now researchers from the Royal College of Art think they may have found the answer, along with a surprising new role for Britain's most popular heritage site: the bluestones may have been sought for their unique acoustic properties, which together made up a prehistoric soundscape at Stonehenge...

"Sonic or musical rocks are referred to as 'ringing rocks' or 'lithophones'. A significant percentage of the rocks on Carn Menyn produce metallic sounds like bells, gongs or tin drums when struck with small hammerstones. Where suspected Neolithic quarries are located, there’s an even higher localised percentage...

"The L&P team believes the bluestones came from a mysterious soundscape, imbued with special magic and sanctity in the eyes of the megalith builders. This may have been the prime reason behind the otherwise inexplicable transport of these stones nearly 200 miles from Preseli to Salisbury Plain. There were plentiful local rocks from which Stonehenge could have been built, yet the bluestones were clearly considered special..."

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[mirekulous]

Altar, with a plant motif, at the megalithic temple at Hagar Qim. Malta. by John S Y Lee