What are the problems with Stonehenge?
Unesco has confirmed that Stonehenge could be stripped of its world heritage site status, over its concern that a road tunnel, backed by the government, would irreversibly damage an area of “outstanding universal value”.
What did they find underneath Stonehenge?
In addition to the two graves, the archaeologists unearthed two pots filled with cremated remains in the land surrounding Stonehenge. They also found pottery fragments, animal bones, and used flints.
Why is Stonehenge incomplete?
He also noted that Stonehenge looks unfinished, likely because the glacier didn’t drop enough bluestones nearby for people to complete it. This fits a pattern seen in other ancient stone monuments in the United Kingdom, in which stones were collected locally, not from far away, he said.
Is Stonehenge going to be destroyed?
“The world heritage site where Stonehenge sits is over 5km long but the tunnel is under 3km. This means a dual carriageway will emerge from both portals within this unique and protected landscape,” he said. “There will be almost total destruction of all archaeological remains within its path.”
Is Stonehenge a graveyard?
It’s a little known fact that Stonehenge is actually the biggest cemetery of its time, which is the third millennium BC. So that’s basically from just after 3000 BC for the next thousand years.
What happened to the stones that are missing from Stonehenge?
A piece of one of the enormous sarsen stones at Stonehenge has been returned to the ancient monument. The repairs were masked by small plugs cut from sarsen fragments found during excavations and are very hard to see today. The work was undertaken by a diamond cutting business called Van Moppes, a Basingstoke company.
How deep are the stones buried at Stonehenge?
3. Some of the stones are even bigger than they look. 2.13m of Stone 56, the tallest standing stone on the site, is buried underground – in total it measures 8.71 metres from base to tip.
When did they cordon off Stonehenge?
When Stonehenge was first opened to the public it was possible to walk among and even climb on the stones, but the stones were roped off in 1977 as a result of serious erosion. Visitors are no longer permitted to touch the stones but are able to walk around the monument from a short distance away.
Is the Stonehenge tunnel a good or bad idea?
• The distant sight of Stonehenge is a source of joy that has lifted the hearts of travellers for thousands of years. Any road tunnel, even if elongated to protect the site, will cause a profound loss comparable to obscuring our views of Dover’s White Cliffs or Antrim’s Giant’s Causeway, Loch Ness or Snowdon.
Why was the A303 road at Stonehenge refused?
Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Five independent planning inspectors, having reviewed 1,493 documents and three weeks of oral evidence, concluded that the A303 road proposals at Stonehenge would cause “substantial harm” to the world heritage site (WHS) and should be refused.
How did scientists fix the Big Ben error?
Luckily, scientists managed to fix the problem in 1993, using an instrument called the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (Costar). This cancelled out the error in the main mirror, by matching it in reverse. 5. Big Ben