The Aubrey Holes

Stonehenge is an ancient monument located in Wiltshire, England. Estimate that its was set up around 3000 BC to 2000 BC. making it the best preserved stones on earth. It was made as a burial site by the high priests of the celts. The monument consists of stones that weigh twenty five tons and stands thirteen feet high. The monument was build and three stages. The first phase was began around 2900 BC. which was a circular ditch. Then in 2500 BC. Volcanic stones called bluestones was put in place, each weigh five tons. The last stage was the formation of the Trilithon set. The set is two stones on the side and one on the top. Stage three is the what people see today. It remains a mystery of how the people at the time lift the stones up and why.

During his study in 1963, he found there was more than just two alignments but dozens. Hawkins use a computer to check every alignment to see if it connects with every rising and setting point for the sun, moon, planets, and bright stars in the positions they would have been in 1500 BC. The alignments was very precise in relations with the sky. Also Hawkins proposed a method on how to predict the lunar eclipse by using markers and holes called Aubrey Holes. The Aubrey Holes are a ring of fifty-six pits, which was form from the earlier stages of the making of the stonehenge. Gerald believe the holes was made to keep track of the lunar eclipse every fifty six years. If you add markers to the holes that represent the moon crosses the ecliptic. It becomes a strong eclipse prediction tool. Although Hawkins beliefs is just a theory it shows that it's more to the stonehenge that meets the eye. They had to be a prediction tool for the eclipse for the early human

It was build any many stages by different kinds of people. The stones are one the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments that deals with astronomy. And still till this day it remains a mystery on how it was build and why. However, astronomers think the stones have a lot to deal with astronomy. It’s no accident that these stones were build at the right spot to see all these events. Like, how the heel stone always capture the amazing sight of the rising of the summer solstices. The sunset of the winter solstices. And how every fifty six years it predict the next eclipses. How the study of the Aubrey Holes were made as a twenty eight day calendar for that time period. And being as old as the stonehenge is, it was no coincidence why they was build. So the oldtimers who dig those holes, carve the stones, set the heavy stones had to know a little something about