Stonehenge Has Got a Younger Sister Ales Stones in Sweden Decoded - International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics

IJAA > Vol.2 No.1, March 2012

International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 2, Issue 1 (March 2012)

ISSN Print: 2161-4717 ISSN Online: 2161-4725

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Stonehenge Has Got a Younger Sister Ales Stones in Sweden Decoded ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ijaa.2012.21004 6,929 Downloads 15,283 Views Citations

Author(s)

Nils-Axel Mörner, Bob G. Lind

Affiliation(s)

Archaeoastronomy, Malm?, Sweden.
Paleogeophysics & Geodynamics, Saltsj?baden, Sweden.

ABSTRACT

We report a novel finding that Stonehenge in England and Ales Stones in Sweden were built with the same basic geometry and using the megalithic yard as standard of measure. This opens quite new perspectives into cultural influence, travel and trading in the Bronze Age.

KEYWORDS

Archaeoastronomy; Stone Calendars; Stonehenge; Ales Stones

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Mörner, N. and Lind, B. (2012) Stonehenge Has Got a Younger Sister Ales Stones in Sweden Decoded. International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2, 23-27. doi: 10.4236/ijaa.2012.21004.

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