Stonehenge 3 II

At the end of the third millennium before Christ, according to radiocarbon dates from around 2440-2100 BC, was the main place of construction activity for Stonehenge. Now, the construction from 74 Sarsenstones (Gray was located on the plan) built in, which determines the current global picture of Stonehenge. Each of these stones, the smaller, at 25, the great difficulty, at 50 tons, comes from a 30 km north to Quarry near Marlborough.

30 of Sarsenstones formed the cornerstone of a circular structure with a diameter of thirty meters. These pillars were a closed ring of 29 stones deck. This roof-stones were secured at their contact surfaces by carved from stone Spundung, as well as their contact points on the pillars of a similarly carved out of the mortising against displacement.

Within this circle, five so-called Trilithons were placed, two each bridged by a covering stone pillars. The stones used here each have a mass of about 50 tons. Again, the roof-stones were secured with a pin connection on the piers.

The surface of all Sarsenstones is trimmed. The surfaces were smoothed, the pillars of Trilithons be slightly wider towards the top to balance the perspective of the viewer. The roof-stones of Trilithons received a slight curvature and holes, as well as tongue and groove joints to fit it into the cones of the keystones and cornerstones of the wedge. The stones taper from top to bottom, the roof-stones of the ring are also slightly curved. In addition, there are some on the stone pillars carved or engraved images. Perhaps the oldest, a flat rectangular shape could be on the inside top of the fourth Trilithons to be a symbolic representation of a mother goddess. It was probably installed when the stone was still on the ground. All other images of Stonehenge in England appear only after the setting up of the stones to have been attached. To be mentioned in particular the stone 53, the figure of a bronze dagger and fourteen Axtheads, other representations of Axtheads found on the stones, 3, 4 and 5 The dating of the images is difficult, but there are morphological similarities with Late Bronze Age weapons.