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jonm
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|  New Message Posted!2013-03-21 12:15
Back when the various threads were going, I made a list of what I thought needed explanation and expansion. This largely came about from questions in various threads on the Megalithic Portal and eventually got made into the paper above (and then the booklet).
I thought I’d look through my list to see what else is left to do: I’m planning to do an update sometime in the next year or so, but a recent change in circumstances has meant that the time available for Stonehenge is likely to become very limited.
I’ve re-sorted the old list (as above) into two parts (also on site): The first re-sorted list below is questions that I think have already been answered (in blue where partially done). The second list is of things that are yet to be covered.
If anything on the first list needs more explanation (or is not explained properly), I would appreciate any thoughts so I can revise/include or expand it. If anything on the second list should be explained/expanded to make the first list make sense, it would be really useful to know what and why.
Queries/coincidences explained (vol 1)
1: Why would there be 56 Aubrey holes in a ring
2: Why does the bank and its construction sequence fits with the Aubreys
3: Why does the Avenue need to be located there?
4: Why is the general orientation a match?
5: Why else is the general orientation special?
6: What's a special fit about the Heelstone?
7: What's special about the 96 and 97 arrangement?
8: What's special about the surrounding stone-holes ?
9: What's a special fit about the slaughter Stone and its surrounding stone-holes?
10: Why do the station stones need located there and what's related about the banking?
23: Why does the outer Sarsen ring need flat internally facing surfaces?
24: Why does the outer Sarsen ring need to be so heavy?
25: Why are lintels required?
26: Why do the lintels need to be circular and face inwards?
27: What are the allowable tolerances and why does this match?
33-34: Why does the inner bluestone horseshoe ring fit? (to do in 2 parts)
35: Why does Stone 53/54 need to be in that location?
36-37: What are the holes in 53/54 for and what's the special match? (2 parts)
38: What side symbols match the description?
41: Why does the pair need to be so high and so solid?
42: Why does this pair need inwardly facing finished faces?
48: Why does the 51/52 combination match and why that location?
49: Why are 51/52 at that height
50: Why does this pair need inwardly facing finished faces?
51: What are the allowable tolerances and why does this match?
52: What's the 55/56 Pair for and why that location?
53: Why does the pair need to be so high and so solid?
54: Why does this pair not need inwardly facing finished faces?
55: What are the allowable tolerances and why does this match?
56: What's the 57/58 & 59/60 combinations for and why that location?
57: Why do they need to be at the height they are?
58: Why does this pair need inwardly facing finished faces?
60: What are the allowable tolerances and why does this match?
66: Can any of this be omitted? (short answer: South West segment of sarsens and blues)
67: What are the primary uses? (solar based explanations)
Outstanding query list (things to be done):
11: Why does the mound to the East fit with this explanation?
12: Why do the King's Barrows need to be located there?
13: Why do the North Western barrows need to be located there?
14-17: What's a special fit about the other mounds? (to do in 4 parts)
17-19: What's a special fit about the construction sequencing? (3 parts)
19-20: What else is there which fits (2 parts)
21-22: What's special about the general location and landscaping (2 parts)
28: What possible reason is there for the Q&R holes: Why does this fit?
29: What reason is there for the Y&Z holes: Why does this fit and what's wrong about it?
30: Why does the outer bluestone ring need to be placed where it is
31: Why is the outer bluestone ring that height and what else does this imply?
32: Why does the diameter stagger match?
39-40: What other symbols [on 53/54] match the description? (2 parts)
43: What traces would be left of this mechanism on 53/54
44: What are the allowable tolerances and why does this match?
45: What else is special about 53/54?
46-47: What else is a special fit and has been found relative to the 53/54 location (2 parts)
59: What could the 57 goddess also describe?
61-64: Why does the Altar Stone match? (4 parts)
65: What else does this imply and why the fit?
68-69: What else can it do? (instr/geo): 2 parts
70-73: What else can it do? (other stellar): 4 parts
74-76: What other evidence supports this? (arch: 3 parts)
77-78: What other evidence supports this? (spec: 2 parts)
Add-ins from old coincidence* lists:
Solar sweep angle: Maxim efficiency fit (too technical?... reference NA021)
Bluestone markings (note: cite which ones; referred to on research page ...NA021)
Angle of Avenue in section (reference list NA031)
Landscape additional note (ref list NA031)
Stone 156 (minor: see ref list NA101)
Stone 53/54: Cut shape (minor: see ref list NA101)
ellipse of original inner bluestone ring ( (minor: see ref list NA101)
* This third list is more of a memory jogger for me
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| New Message Posted!2012-10-05 16:58
I upped the image quality of it in the end after a few comments about it being too compressed: Doubles the file-size but makes it look a wee bit better.
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jonm
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| New Message Posted!2012-10-01 08:01
Andy's been kind enough to load up the intro paper summarising the outcome of various threads:
Stonehenge - An introduction to the concept of the Heavens' Hinge
The graphics were cut down to the minimum size possible, but the filesize is still greater than half a megabyte. For good quality larger pictures, the filesize seems to go up about ten-fold (though I could probably get it smaller).
I was thinking of doing a better graphics version and perhaps another file showing the weird coincidences with Avebury and/or the Bourne Hill area. If the paper was of any interest, I'd love to know thoughts on it.
Jon
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