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| Dating the Y and Z holes - For a 'sunrise season/weather forecaster' theory to be valid, the Eastern Y and Z holes arc must have been built before the Sarsen Stone structure as this blocks the view. So this is a critical point on which the theory could fail. 1 The carbon dating on organic remains must be treated with caution as regular cleaning of the holes would effect the date. 2 The blocking of the circular holes by the fallen SY8 can be considered for the Sarsen stone Y and Z arc, but not for a pre-existing Eastern arc - which covers Y30and Z30 to Y7 and Z7. 3 The cutting into the stones ramps and infill can give two alternatives; the digging of a new hole, or the re-digging of an already existing hole. i.e. the stones are so long that they could have been slid across the hole, which after the infilling would need to be dug out if the hole was to be part of the Sarsen stone structure. 4 The cutting across post holes is something that I have no information on, but again a redundancy of a post hole could result in the re-digging and use of an original Y or Z hole. A further point that should be considered for the dating of the Eastern Y and Z arc is that in order to construct the arc it must have been laid out before the Sarsen stone erection, as these would obstruct the measurements and view from the origin of the arc. Furthermore, what would be the purpose of the arc, off centre to the Sarsen stones, which could not be used to view the sunrises progression in it’s entirety ? For an illustration of the Y and Z holes positioning to the Sarsen ring please refer to Section 12, Figure 12.1 of - https://sites.google.com/site/[...]me/a-season-weather-forecaster (if link does not work just copy it into the address bar) So it is possible that the Y and Z holes were extended from the Eastern arc with, or after, the Sarsen stone structure to balance and enhance it’s beauty. The Sarsen stone structure surrounded by a double circular arrangement of white holes and an outer white ditch ring would have looked very effective, especially in moonlight ! Thus the holes could be considered as two structures built at different times for entirely different purposes. Dating is a tricky business, as demonstrated when a Roman coin found beneath a falling stone led to the belief that Romans built Stonehenge. All comments on this are welcome and appreciated. : ) Reply | with quote |  3rd December 2014ce 20:59 4 replies: Re: Stonehenge - dating the Y and Z holes (tiompan) Re: Stonehenge - dating the Y and Z holes (Dave1982) Re: Stonehenge - dating the Y and Z holes (Dave1982) Re: Stonehenge - dating the Y and Z holes (Dave1982) |
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