Stone Henge an Ancient Tabernacle?

[Flat Earth Kyle]

I find it interesting studying the characteristics of Stone Henge in my Art History class.
A large perfectly circular trench, then several rings of enormous stone pillars.
An interesting part about it is that the stones on the outer rings are rougher while the rings in the center are much more polished and smooth, I think showing more importance to the inner circle. I think passing through the different rings represented passing through different phases (Some kind of progression) No doubt a work of this magnitude was for some kind of religious purpose. When I see all these layers, it reminds me of the layers in the Israelite's tabernacle in the wilderness that held the Ark of the Covenant. I think there are some deffinate simalarites here.

 

[Klaufi_Wodensson]

Well Stonehenge was around long, long before the Bible. It has been used throughout the centuries as a Pagan ritual site, so being similar to a tabernacle wouldn't be accurate, according to my knowledge of what a tabernacle is.

 

[Flat Earth Kyle]

Well Stonehenge was around long, long before the Bible. It has been used throughout the centuries as a Pagan ritual site, so being similar to a tabernacle wouldn't be accurate, according to my knowledge of what a tabernacle is.

Well of course it was built before Moses's time. I'm just stating that there are similarities between Stone Henge and the Tabernacle. Considering the fact that the Tabernacle served many different purposes than just housing the Arc of the Covenant, I wonder if Stone Henge was used for the same purposes (other than housing the Arc of the Covenant) a place of burnt sacrifices etc...

 

[Flat Earth Kyle]

Well Stonehenge was around long, long before the Bible. It has been used throughout the centuries as a Pagan ritual site, so being similar to a tabernacle wouldn't be accurate, according to my knowledge of what a tabernacle is.

What is your knowledge of was a tabernacle was?

 

[Noaidi]

A recent idea is that Stonehenge was originally used as a burial site:

Stonehenge may have been ‘the domain of the dead’ for royals - Times Online

 

[Flat Earth Kyle]

A recent idea is that Stonehenge was originally used as a burial site:

Stonehenge may have been ‘the domain of the dead’ for royals - Times Online

They found a few crematory remains and thus they make speculations after that. My only question is how did they know that the bones were human?
In front of the Tabernacle they did burnt sacrifices. the article said they found some crematory remains in one of the Aubrey holes (around the outer ring on the inner side of the trench).

 

[Noaidi]

My only question is how did they know that the bones were human?

The team employed an anatomist.

If you're interested, have a look at this report:

http://www.shef.ac.uk/content/1/c6/02/21/27/summary-interim-report-2006.pdf

If you get the chance, watch this NatGeo documentary. It was aired in the UK last week.

Stonehenge Decoded TV Show - National Geographic Channel - UK

 

[England my lionheart]

I find it interesting studying the characteristics of Stone Henge in my Art History class.
A large perfectly circular trench, then several rings of enormous stone pillars.
An interesting part about it is that the stones on the outer rings are rougher while the rings in the center are much more polished and smooth, I think showing more importance to the inner circle. I think passing through the different rings represented passing through different phases (Some kind of progression) No doubt a work of this magnitude was for some kind of religious purpose. When I see all these layers, it reminds me of the layers in the Israelite's tabernacle in the wilderness that held the Ark of the Covenant. I think there are some deffinate simalarites here.

I have been to Stonehenge many times,IMO its nothing like the Tabernacle,i think Stone henge was a place of burial ancestry and sacrifice, it also marked the seasons, close by is wood henge and my favourite place Avebury .

 

[Many Sages One Truth]

I've heard all kinds of speculation about Stonehenge, some of it very strange: alien graveyard, etc. I think it was likely an ancient Celtic ceremonial site, it has all those qualifiers. It obviously was not a tabernacle in the Israelite sense.

 

[Klaufi_Wodensson]

What is your knowledge of was a tabernacle was?

Being raised a Catholic, the only thing I'd ever heard called a Tabernacle is where they kept the Eucharist during Mass.

 

[Noaidi]

Here's a New Scientist article outlining acoustic tests conducted within Stonehenge:

"...we now know how features within the impulse response, such as the time it takes for reverberations to die away, relate to peoples' perceptions of the nature of the sound. The hope is that by applying that expertise to ancient monuments such as Stonehenge, we can better appreciate their acoustical effects on our ancestors"

Acoustic archaeology: The secret sounds of Stonehenge - physics-math - 27 August 2010 - New Scientist

 

[ChristineES]

I have watched various shows on the various Discovery channels about Stone Henge and what may have been a spiritual temple. It is all very fascinating.