A Neolithic Universe

This website

This website (aneolithicuniverse.com) gives web references and expanded colour photographs for the "A Neolithic Universe project", a detailed summary of which can be found on Amazon, or similar booksellers, under the title: "A Neolithic Universe".

Beginnings

This project started in about 2007 as a renewable (solar) energy project that was developed by Jon Morris (a Fellow of two British engineering Institutions). In 2010, he found that some of the requirements of that project looked remarkably similar to the features of Stonehenge. Later development of the same project was to show that the concepts (as described in the book above) are most likely, of all the explanations currently known, to describe the purpose or "meaning" of Stonehenge.

The project summary

The project summary book (Search for "A Neolithic Universe" on Amazon or similar booksellers) looks at a possible sequence of development of early scientific ideas about the world and its cosmos. It shows that one particular strand of thinking would lead to some types of monuments found in Northern Europe. It uses no 'ritual' storytelling devices (such as ancestor-worship, national unification, Sun worship and so on). It also assumes no special conditions (such as aliens or advanced technology).

A summary of the project has been presented at The Instutition of Civil Engineers (London 2019), the Neolithic Studies Group (On-line: 2021 & again in 2022) and the Research Into Lost Knowledge Organisation (London 2014: two standing ovations!). No negative feedback has been received.

Stonehenge: In summary, Stonehenge's layout is shown to be the same as a two dimensional layout (or representation) of the basic structure of the heavens as would be seen using an early geocentric worldview. Stonehenge's internal structure is shown to be capable of being used as a three dimensional Orrery that could have been used to demonstrate the movement of the heavens. Long ago, this form of demonstration would have been seen as a spectacular non-natural event.

Critics

There has been almost no adverse critical comment* from experts or academics. Some experts have written to say they agree with the concepts (for example 2013: Professor Timothy Darvill OBE FSA; now sadly departed). However, few of the other well known Stonehenge experts have made any comment on the research.
* The sole known exception is a 2014 PHD about Public Archaeology which listed the ideas as "archaeological fictions that perpetuate online". That PhD can be found on UCL's website here: "Public Archaeology in a Digital Age". After fairly extensive enquiry, no other published comment exists.

Ongoing research

The project summary: "A Neolithic Universe", describes this and subsequent research. The project can also be used to make predictions about unknown features of some types of monuments (generally only the more elaborate ones). An example can be found in the "more" tab above.

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