Tag: stonehenge
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#MorningMonarchy: July 12, 2018
Feuding founders, cult executions and a Crowleyan blaze + this day in history w/the death of Jonathan Melvoin and our song of the day by Tom Petty on your Morning Monarchy for July 12, 2018.
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#MorningMonarchy: July 14, 2016
Zombie land, Sandusky shocker and the next movie shooting + this day in history w/the “Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring” and our song of the day by Car Seat Headrest on your Morning Monarchy for July 14, 2016.
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Circular thinking: Stonehenge’s origin is subject of new theory
from theguardian.com: Whether it was a Druid temple, an astronomical calendar or a centre for healing, the mystery of Stonehenge has long been a source of speculation and debate. Now a dramatic new theory suggests that the prehistoric monument was in fact “an ancient Mecca on stilts”. The megaliths would not have been used for…
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Stonehenge’s Singing Stones
from archaeology.org: SALISBURY PLAIN, ENGLAND—Could the massive standing stones of Stonehenge also have made sounds? The New York Times reports that a team of researchers from London’s Royal College of Art hypothesizes that some of the dolmens make a loud, clanging noise when struck, producing a high–pitched sound similar to a large bell being rung.…
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Stonehenge: A Burial Ground for Stone Age Elites?
from guardian.co.uk: Centuries before the first massive sarsen stone was hauled into place at Stonehenge, the world’s most famous prehistoric monument may have begun life as a giant burial ground, according to a theory disclosed on Saturday. More than 50,000 cremated bone fragments, of 63 individuals buried at Stonehenge, have been excavated and studied for…
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#PopOcculture: Ziolympics, Monumental and More
2012 Zion Olympics in London Coincide with Tisha B’Av – Commemoration of the Destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem // Israeli President Shimon Peres cancels London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony visit over Sabbath travel issue // No memorial service for son of Scientology’s president? // ‘Cannibal cult members’ arrested for murder, eating raw brains and…
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#PopOcculture: Bath Salts, Big Ben, Benefits and More
‘Causeway Cannibal’ Not High On Bath Salts, Just Marijuana // Rate of Killings Rises 38 Percent in Chicago in 2012 // Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men arrested for Hitler Holocaust graffiti // Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower in honor of queen // Will Smith, Robin Thicke, Will.i.am Attend Scientology Benefit
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India’s Stonehenge Discovered in Karnataka
PDF: ‘Stone alignment with solar and other sightlines in South India’ from hindustantimes.com: India may have its own version of Stonehenge, England’s prehistoric monument with astronomical associations, in Karnataka. Researchers from the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and Manipal University have discovered 26 megalithic constructions at Byse, 140 km from Mangalore, which were…
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winter solstice 2011: pagan celebrations mark shortest day of the year
from national post: Depending on where you are in the world, December 21 or 22 marks the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere: the official beginning of winter, and the longest night of the year. (In Canada, the switch happens either late at night on the 21st, or early in the morning on the 22nd;…
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stonehenge reveals new clues of ancient worship
from discovery: Stonehenge may have been a place for sun worship long before the iconic stones were erected more than 5,000 years ago, according to archaeologists who are carrying out the biggest-ever virtual excavation. Using non-invasive technologies such as ground-penetrating radar and geophysical imaging, a team from the University of Birmingham’s IBM Visual and Spatial…
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perseid meteor showers 2011
Perseid meteors can still be viewed, albeit at a reduced rate, if you missed the peak of Aug 12-13. There are fine images of showers posted online here. It is hard to beat an image of meteor showers over Stonehenge (pictured)! These images are candy for the eyes.