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You have to accept that they raised the lintels to a height of 24 feet in order to put them ontop of the uprights. That requires either an enormous ramp or a wooden crib. If they used a ramp for the lintels then it's reasonable to suppose that they would have used them for the uprights too. But if they used a crib for the lintels then why should they not have used them for the uprights?

In order to use a ramp for stone rowing, it either needs to be over 40 feet wide, or you must build three ramps (one for the stone and one for each line of rowers).

I think if the evidence categorically says that ramps were used, then we should quietly forget about raising a trilithon and just stick to moving stones around. However, from what I have seen so far, it seems that a bit of compacted chalk in a hole is being extrapolated into a whole ramp theory.

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Posted by Steve Gray
18th September 2003ce
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(GordonP, Sep 14, 2003, 12:11)

Stonehengineers Web Site (Steve Gray, Sep 14, 2003, 12:37)
- Re: Stonehengineers Web Site, correction (Steve Gray, Sep 14, 2003, 12:42)
- Re: Stonehengineers Web Site (Wotan, Sep 14, 2003, 21:13)
  - Re: Stonehengineers Web Site (Steve Gray, Sep 14, 2003, 22:45)
    - Re: Stonehengineers Web Site (Moth, Sep 14, 2003, 23:38)
Re: Stone shifting 5 (nigelswift, Sep 14, 2003, 12:48)
- Re: Stone shifting 5 (Moth, Sep 14, 2003, 12:59)
  - Dedication (Steve Gray, Sep 14, 2003, 15:45)
Strong Argument (ocifant, Sep 14, 2003, 20:40)
- Re: Strong Argument (Steve Gray, Sep 14, 2003, 22:34)
Call to Arms (Steve Gray, Sep 14, 2003, 22:58)
- Re: Call to Arms (Steve Gray, Sep 15, 2003, 08:27)
  - Re: Call to Arms (nigelswift, Sep 15, 2003, 09:51)
  - Re: Logo Agogo (Wotan, Sep 15, 2003, 11:54)
Hole Profiles (Steve Gray, Sep 14, 2003, 23:26)
- Re: Hole Profiles (nigelswift, Sep 15, 2003, 07:54)
  - Re: Hole Profiles (nigelswift, Sep 15, 2003, 07:59)
    - Out of the mouths of Neanderthals (FourWinds, Sep 15, 2003, 12:04)
      - Re: Out of the mouths of Neanderthals (Steve Gray, Sep 15, 2003, 13:36)
        Re: Out of the mouths of Neanderthals (FourWinds, Sep 15, 2003, 14:07)
        Re: Out of the mouths of Neanderthals (Steve Gray, Sep 15, 2003, 14:16)
        Re: Out of the mouths of Neanderthals (pebblesfromheaven, Sep 15, 2003, 14:28)
        Re: Out of the mouths of Neanderthals (FourWinds, Sep 15, 2003, 14:51)
        Re: Out of the mouths of Neanderthals (nigelswift, Sep 15, 2003, 19:45)
        Re: Foot Where ? (Wotan, Sep 16, 2003, 08:05)
        Re: Foot Where ? (pebblesfromheaven, Sep 16, 2003, 08:22)
        Re: clunk (Wotan, Sep 16, 2003, 09:00)
        Re: clunk (Steve Gray, Sep 16, 2003, 13:20)
        Re: clunk (pebblesfromheaven, Sep 16, 2003, 17:35)
  - Re: Hole Profiles (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 07:59)
    - Re: Hole Profiles (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 08:27)
      - Re: Hole Profiles (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 08:36)
        Re: Hole Profiles (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 08:46)
        Re: Hole Profiles (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 09:16)
        Re: Hole Profiles (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 09:25)
        Re: Hole Profiles (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 09:31)
        Re: Hole Profiles (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 16:36)
        Re: Hole Profiles (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 16:49)
Neolithic Rope! (nigelswift, Sep 16, 2003, 15:52)
- Re: give 'em enough (Wotan, Sep 16, 2003, 16:19)
  - Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 16, 2003, 17:09)
    - Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 16, 2003, 17:37)
      - Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 16, 2003, 18:09)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 16, 2003, 18:16)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 16, 2003, 18:16)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 16, 2003, 18:24)
      - Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 16, 2003, 18:12)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 16, 2003, 19:36)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 16, 2003, 19:44)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 16, 2003, 22:29)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 04:55)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 08:38)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 08:52)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 09:05)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 09:20)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 09:26)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 08:41)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 08:57)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 09:08)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 09:11)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 08:59)
        Re: Eh? (Wotan, Sep 17, 2003, 09:05)
        Re: Eh? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 09:23)
        Re: inclination (Wotan, Sep 17, 2003, 09:25)
        Re: Eh? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 09:28)
        Re: Eh? (Wotan, Sep 17, 2003, 10:07)
        Re: Eh? (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 10:14)
        Re: LOL! (Wotan, Sep 17, 2003, 10:46)
        Re: Eh? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 11:17)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 09:12)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 09:27)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 09:39)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 09:48)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 10:13)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 11:13)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 12:26)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 12:45)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 13:08)
        Re: Lawn Greene (Wotan, Sep 17, 2003, 13:12)
        Re: Lawn Greene (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 13:41)
        Re: Lawn Greene (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 13:50)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 16:49)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 16:52)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 17:12)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 18:22)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 22:35)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 23:16)
        Re: Do we need ropes? (GordonP, Sep 18, 2003, 09:21)
- Re: Neolithic Rope! (Steve Gray, Sep 16, 2003, 17:18)
  - Re: Neolithic Rope! (GordonP, Sep 16, 2003, 17:33)
  - Re: Neolithic Rope! (nigelswift, Sep 16, 2003, 17:46)
    - Re: Neolithic Rope! (Steve Gray, Sep 16, 2003, 17:53)
      - Re: Neolithic Rope! (GordonP, Sep 16, 2003, 18:03)
  - Re: Neolithic Rope! (FourWinds, Sep 17, 2003, 09:13)
    - Re: Neolithic Rope! (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 09:46)
    - Re: Neolithic Rope! (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 09:49)
      - Re: Neolithic Rope! (FourWinds, Sep 17, 2003, 12:56)
        Re: Neolithic Rope! (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 13:32)
        Re: Neolithic Rope! (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 13:52)
        Re: Neolithic Rope! (nigelswift, Sep 19, 2003, 09:10)
        Re: Neolithic Rope! (GordonP, Sep 19, 2003, 09:31)
- Re: Neolithic Rope! (Earthstepper, Sep 16, 2003, 17:31)
Re: Stone shifting 5 (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 17:34)
- Re: Stone shifting 5 (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 19:14)
  - Re: Stone shifting 5 (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 22:00)
- Re: Stone shifting 5 (jimit, Sep 17, 2003, 19:29)
- Re: think neolithic (Wotan, Sep 17, 2003, 21:06)
  - Re: think neolithic II (Wotan, Sep 17, 2003, 21:13)
    - Re: think neolithic II (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 21:53)
All up in the air again... (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 22:12)
- Re: All up in the air again... (GordonP, Sep 17, 2003, 22:49)
  - Re: All up in the air again... (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 23:00)
  - Re: All up in the air again... (Steve Gray, Sep 17, 2003, 23:21)
    - Re: All up in the air again... (nigelswift, Sep 17, 2003, 23:52)
      - Re: All up in the air again... (nigelswift, Sep 18, 2003, 00:19)
        Re: All up in the air again... (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 00:24)
      - Re: All up in the air again... (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 00:21)
        Re: All up in the air again... (nigelswift, Sep 18, 2003, 01:17)
        Re: All up in the air again... (nigelswift, Sep 18, 2003, 01:28)
        Ramps?? (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 08:56)
        Re: Ramps?? (GordonP, Sep 18, 2003, 09:26)
        Re: Ramps?? (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 09:56)
        Re: Ramps?? (nigelswift, Sep 18, 2003, 10:16)
        Archaeologist (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 10:59)
        Re: Archaeologist (GordonP, Sep 18, 2003, 12:06)
        Re: Archaeologist (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 12:47)
        Re: Archaeologist (nigelswift, Sep 18, 2003, 13:08)
        Re: Archaeologist (GordonP, Sep 18, 2003, 13:14)
        Re: Archaeologist (nigelswift, Sep 18, 2003, 13:23)
        Re: Archaeologist (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 13:25)
        Re: Archaeologist (nigelswift, Sep 18, 2003, 13:29)
        Re: Archaeologist (nigelswift, Sep 18, 2003, 14:16)
        Re: Archaeologist (GordonP, Sep 18, 2003, 13:05)
        Hydraulic Rams (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 13:20)
        Re: Hydraulic Rams (GordonP, Sep 18, 2003, 13:44)
Placing the Lintel (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 12:57)
- Re: Placing the Lintel (GordonP, Sep 18, 2003, 13:11)
  - Re: Placing the Lintel (Steve Gray, Sep 18, 2003, 13:23)
    - Re: working it all out (Wotan, Sep 18, 2003, 14:20)
      - Re: working it all out (nigelswift, Sep 18, 2003, 14:36)
        Re: working it all out (GordonP, Sep 18, 2003, 14:59)
        Re: crooked man (Wotan, Sep 18, 2003, 15:42)

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