Using the likes of magnetic gradiometer systems, ground and airborne laser-scanning, and ground-based radar, all mapped to GPS systems to provide total GIS (Geographic Information System) coverage, the research also revealed new and totally unpredicted information on other monuments in the area as well. The Durrington Walls super-henge, located just two miles (3.2 km) north-west of Stonehenge has been shown by the research to have once been surrounded by a circle of massive posts or standing stones. Said to have consisted of up to 60 posts or stones some 12 ft (3 m) tall, the geophysical mapping suggests that some of these may still even be intact somewhere under the enormous earthen banks surrounding the monument. Made viewable only through the advanced technology used in the project, this discovery and mapping work has already added yet another dimension of knowledge to this vast – 0.93 mile (1.5 km) circumference – and mysterious edifice. youtu.be/dniElFYIJ10
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 23:19:33 +0000
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