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Swedish Stonehenge? Ancient Stone Structure Spurs Debate

Swedish Stonehenge? Ancient Stone Structure Spurs Debate | Science News | Scoop.it
The megalithic stone structure may have been used as an astronomical calendar.
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Underwater images from a Lake Michigan Stonehenge

Underwater images from a Lake Michigan Stonehenge | Science News | Scoop.it

In a surprisingly under-reported story from 2007, Mark Holley, a professor of underwater archaeology at Northwestern Michigan University, discovered a series of stones – some of them arranged in a circle and one of which seemed to show carvings of a mastodon – 40-feet beneath the surface waters of Lake Michigan. If verified, the carvings could be as much as 10,000 years old – coincident with the post-Ice Age presence of both humans and mastodons in the upper midwest.

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Stonehenge was based on a 'magical' auditory illusion, says scientist

Stonehenge was based on a 'magical' auditory illusion, says scientist | Science News | Scoop.it
The layout of Stonehenge matches the spacing of loud and quiet sounds created by acoustic interference, new theory claims...
Robert Slone's curator insight, September 1, 2014 7:24 PM

It is fascinating how ancient people associated the dynamics of sound with the spirit world and used this connection to construct a piece of history.