Archaeologist Mike Parker-Pearson of University College London explained how Stonehenge could have been built. The scientist, together with colleagues and students, carried out appropriate field experiments. Reported by The Telegraph.
Most likely, according to Parker-Pearson, the huge stones from which Stonehenge was made were delivered to the construction site on a wooden sled along a road made of rotating logs. Each sled was moved by ropes by several people. Previously, this method was also considered by scientists, but its effectiveness was assessed as extremely low, so the method was considered unlikely.
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In a new study, archaeologists have shown that ten people are enough to move a stone weighing one ton at a speed of about 0.6 meters per second (in this case, the load must be pulled continuously).
In the Neolithic, when Stonehenge was built, several thousand people lived in the construction area. So many workers are sufficient to transport a large number of heavy stones.
Last December, Parker-Pearson announced that the Stonehenge facilities had been moved from Wales to Wiltshire (its present location). The Stonehenge monument was built four to five thousand years ago. The heaviest stones weigh 30-40 tons. The final purpose of the monument is still not known.