Stonhenge revisited

[Neil Schneider]

Lan Barnes said:
> On Sat, Dec 04, 2004 at 10:20:08PM -0800, Neil Schneider wrote:
>> Mike Pitts, editor of British Archaeology, says: "Few archaeologists
>>
>> "It occurred to me that a megalith could be picked up, moved a short
>> distance, put down and moved again. Further research suggested this
>> would be quicker, require less manpower and negate the need for
>> muscle
>> power. Also, the initial inertia the body experiences when
>> attempting
>> to drag large stones, is all but nullified."
>
> I don't get this. We all gather 'round the stone. Neil says "on my
> count: 1 ... 2 ... 3!" We grunt. We lift. We stagger six steps toward
> El Cajon. Repeat until stone is there?
>
> How many people does it take to pick up a 6 ton stone?

I read it the same at first. What he's actually describing is each
person has a lever, with the short end under the stone. In unison they
lift and "row" the stone a few inches, then repeat. He apparently has
demonstrated moving very large stones with this method. He also plans
to  try a demonstraton near stonehenge to move a stone of approximate
size to the megoliths a large distance in a single day, something like
a half mile.

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