Garry Denke Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Do rocks Burn in Circles? The Neolithic discovery of 'magic rocks which burn' in circular South Wales Coalfield gave rise not only to Stonehenge being built, but to the Neolithic stone circles and henges built throughout Western Europe. Neolithic News Flash... Rocks Burn In Circles... The news of 'magic rocks which burn in circles' spread like wildfire... Yes. Paleontologic and radiometric studies of the outermost earthwork at Stonehenge, its Counterscarp Limestone, suggest 5,000 years ago roughly 800,000 pounds (241 cubic-metres; 8,510 cubic-feet) of South Wales Coalfield periphery "Carboniferous Limestone" (see first post) were transported to Stonehenge. My studies suggest this Limestone, having identical compositions, at one time completely circled the periphery of Stonehenge Ditch, its innermost Bank, and its 56 coalfire pits (56 Aubrey Holes), in similar geologic fashion observed at South Wales Coalfield mined inside its rim where the lower coal seams rise to the surface in a 'circle'. Note the Neolithic people did not have the luxury of arial photography to determine South Wales Coalfield was not a perfect circle as we do today. Current* locations of the South Wales Coalfield's periphery limestone at Stonehenge: a) 1/4 of Counterscarp Limestone is still in place (see labeled "Counterscarp" above). B) 3/4 of Counterscarp Limestone remnants are still in place under rebuilt topsoil. c) 56 coalfire pits (56 Aubrey Holes) coated bottom remnants are still in place. d) Stonehenge Mound is 3/4 of relocated Counterscarp Limestone (left of "Drainage Trench). e) Heelstone Ditch rammed in bottom-half fill is Counterscarp Limestone from Stonehenge Mound. *Note 17th-20th Century excavations not accounted for. Identical fossils of the South Wales Coalfield's periphery limestone at Stonehenge: 01) Aclisina 02) Aviculopecten 03) Bellerophon 04) Caninia cornucopiae 05) Chondrites 06) Cleiothyridina roissyi 07) Composita 08) Conocardium 09) Delepinea (Daviesiella) destinezi 10) Euphemites 11) Girvanella 12) Hapsiphyllum (Zaphrentis) konincki 13) Linoproductus 14) Megachonetes papilionaceous 15) Michelina grandis 16) Mourlonia 17) Murchisonia 18) Palaeosmilia 19) Plicochonetes 20) Rhipidomella michelini 21) Schellwienella cf. S. crenistria 22) Straparollus 23) Syringopora 24) Zoophycos Merely by the paleontologic and radiometric fact that identical Carboniferous Limestone is present in such a large quantity (roughly 800,000 pounds (241 cubic-metres; 8,510 cubic-feet) at Stonehenge proves in itself that South Wales Coalfield area Neolithic peoples were indeed miners of sorts. Even the megaliths surface mined centuries after this Limestone testify to this fact. Today the South Wales Coalfield is mapped and well known. It is a very large basin which measures some 90 miles on its east-west axis and about 16 miles wide. Because of its round basin-like shape, the exposed coalfield contrasting white Carboniferous Limestone and black Carboniferous Coal forming thin outer rims having 'magic rocks which burn' were considered 'sacred' together. My 1973 published theory is inclusive of all known exposed coalfields in Western Europe where concentrations of stone circles and henges occur. Thank you for your interest. Further Reading: 1) Denke, G.W. 1973. Stonehenge Phase I: An Openpit Coalfield Model; The First Geologic Mining School (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) GDG, 73: 1-56. 2) Denke, G.W. 1975. Invertibrate Paleontology of the High Tor Limestone (Lower Carboniferous) and the Upper Senonian Chalk (Late Cretaceous) of Stonehenge. (Arizona State University) GDG, 75: 1-7. < Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Denke Posted May 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Stonehenge Mound is Circled by a Black Ring of Carboniferous Coal Stone (Foreground E-SE Stonehenge Mound and Background is Stonehenge) Stonehenge Mound's Coal Ring is from South Wales Coalfield's Cross Keys (Altar Stone from Red, Mound Stone from Blue, Coal Stone from Black) Neolithic Coalfield Quest for Campfire Coal Stone in North Western Europe (Non-Productive Coal Stone Sites in Blue) (Productive Coal Stone Sites in Black) Today Explorationists Simply Use Maps to Record Non-Productive Sites (The Clear Circles having Quartercircle Pegs are the Non-Productive Sites) Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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