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| Apparently many of the bluestones at Stonehenge have been smoothed. According to Atkinson in his book of 1956, this smoothing had been caused by thousands of tourists over the centuries touching the bluestones and causing the smooth surfaces. Is this still the current view? One must remember that the bluestones are harder than granite, so why are the bluestones smooth and not the much softer stones made of sandstone ? It seems to me that the bluestones must have been deliberately smoothed by those who built stonehenge. The bluestones have a sparkling nature when freshly quarried (or so I have been led to believe), so perhaps they were regularly polished to maintain that glistening quality... Any thoughts ? ChrisW Reply | with quote | Posted by CGHW1 8th December 2007ce 21:27 |
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