Dan Gould Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Stonehenge riddle 'solved.' It's a girl Thursday, July 10, 2003 Posted: 10:08 AM EDT (1408 GMT) TORONTO, Canada (Reuters) -- Stonehenge is a massive female fertility symbol, according to Canadian researchers who think they have finally solved the mystery of the ancient monument in southern England. In the arrangement of the stones, the researchers say they have spotted the original design: female genitalia. The theory is laid out in a paper entitled "Stonehenge: a view from medicine" in the July issue of Britain's Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. "To the builders of the henge, the most critical events in life were birth and death," Anthony Perks, a retired professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of British Columbia, wrote in the paper. He noted there was no evidence of tombs built by the original builders. "Of birth, we could expect little evidence. However, evidence may be there but so large as to be overlooked." Viewed from above, Perks suggests Stonehenge's inner bluestone circle represents the labia minora and the giant outer sarsen stone circle is the labia majora. The altar stone is the clitoris and the open center is the birth canal. "Could the outer avenue of Stonehenge...represent the way by which new life entered?" the article wondered, adding that when comparing "the layout of the henge with the anatomy of the human vulva. There is a distinct similarity." Perks, who is traveling in England, could not be reached for comment. The mysterious ancient monument on Salisbury Plain is recognized around the world for its circle of standing stones. Perks said the ancient sacrificed child found at nearby Woodhenge bolsters his theory and said an excavation at Stonehenge could produce a similar find. "In ancient societies, ideas of a dominant creator, a Mother or Earth Goddess, were widespread," Perks wrote. "If ideas of Earth Mother originated with, or were shared by, the people of the henge, Stonehenge could represent, symbolically, the opening by which Earth Mother gave birth to the plants and animals on which the ancient people so depended. "The henge would honor her for giving them both life and livelihood." Scholars say Stonehenge, a World Heritage site, was built between 3000 and 1600 BC. For a time, it was used for ceremonial burials of local chieftains. Theories for why it was built range from a temple, an astronomy site, and a variety of spiritual and temporal purposes. David Batchelor, an archeologist with English Heritage, which manages the prehistoric site, was hardly convinced by the latest speculation. "I would be skeptical of that...but the Stonehenge people are entitled to draw whatever conclusions they wish. Some are more probable than others," he said. "The only thing we can know with certainty is that we will never know why they built it. All we are left with is what has survived 5,000 years of time." -- CNN.com Senior Writer Richard Stenger contributed to this report. ****************** If Stonehenge is a girl, maybe its time to introduce her to the Florida Capital building, also known as Bush's Erection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacman Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 i always thought this was the biggest vagina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 This confirms what I've always known: researchers have sex on the brain! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Can you say...."Winter Bush" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 I've got a great book on Courbet which includes a picture of that painting. Figures Couw would be quick on the draw to post it Guess those old Paris prostitutes didn't believe in razors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use3D Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Sorry couw, but..whatever the hell that was had to go. Some of us don't enjoy puking on our keyboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templejazz Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Sorry couw, but..whatever the hell that was had to go. Some of us don't enjoy puking on our keyboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use3D Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 It's just that some of us who check the board in public (like my job) or at school would be in deep shit if some busy body walked by and saw a huge..er, THAT on screen. EDit: and stonehenge is not a vulva or whatever the fuck that is, it's a damn alien spaceport, everyone knows that!! :rsly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Dye Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 It's just that some of us who check the board in public (like my job) or at school would be in deep shit if some busy body walked by and saw a huge..er, THAT on screen. I am surfing at work too. I think I set a new record for closing my browser window when that painting popped up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 THIS JUST IN: Excavations at Stonehenge have unearthed 42 Larry Young Mosaic sets. Mother Ship indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 That's it... Sangrey is banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Guess you don't want to hear about the 17 they found at the base of the Spinx, then, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 (edited) THIS JUST IN: Excavations at Stonehenge have unearthed 42 Larry Young Mosaic sets. Mother Ship indeed! Hey that's it !!! If you got to Stonehenge you'll see that the stone circles are surrounded (out to a radius of a mile or so) by bronze-age round and disk barrows, huge mounds of earth which were supposedly the burial grounds of the ancient Briton warrior/leader class. So Maybe when a Mosaic set goes out of its licence period, Scott and co. do a ceremonial procession in druid kit along the ceremonial highway and out to the barrow mounds, where they bury the sets alongside the bones of the elders. It's 20 miles down the road from me so I'm on my way with the excavator ... Edited July 10, 2003 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use3D Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Nice avatar TempleJazz, that game rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Dye Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 So B3-er, Whenever one of your bandmates starts complaining, are you now going to say... "Awww...My Stonehenge Hurts!" ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templejazz Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 (edited) Nice avatar TempleJazz, that game rocks. Thanks! I've been heavily engrossed in Hitman II for the past month. Tough as hell but so far I've managed to get to the Basement Killing level, where you have to waste the computer hacker. One of the best things about this game is all of the different ways you can accomplish the objectives. Certainly a good deal of replay value. The new one is coming out sometime in '04. It's going to be called Hitman III: Viva Las Vegas. Can't wait for that one. Silenced Ballers rock!! Edited July 10, 2003 by Templejazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 I'm not so sure about fertility symbols, I certainly didn't spot any geniatlia on a recent visit, anyway the stones are probably not in their original positions. This however is more likely to be a fertility symbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Drove past there just last Saturday John ! Check out the 'Smiths Arms' pub just down the road in Godmanstone. One of my faves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Thanks for the recommendation Bob, next time in in Dorset I'll give the Smith's Arms a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Hmm, more evidence as to why the British empire went downhill. Big drawings of stick men on hills with genetalia. Hmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use3D Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Nice avatar TempleJazz, that game rocks. Thanks! I've been heavily engrossed in Hitman II for the past month. Tough as hell but so far I've managed to get to the Basement Killing level, where you have to waste the computer hacker. Have you been doing 'Silent Assassin' on each level? that's the best rank you can get, where no one sees you and you don't kill anyone except the target(s). Very hard, but very rewarding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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