Ces Mystérieuses Maisons Près de Stonehenge qui ne Devraient pas Être là

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Stonehenge a toujours été un mystère, mais maintenant il y a une énigme encore plus grande—on a trouvé des maisons anciennes à proximité, et elles ne devraient pas être là ! 🏡🧐 Des archéologues ont découvert un village caché près des célèbres pierres, soulevant des questions sur qui y vivait et pourquoi. Ces maisons suggèrent que Stonehenge n’était pas seulement un monument—il pourrait avoir fait partie d'une communauté florissante ! 🏺🔥 Mais voici le dilemme : l'âge et le but de la colonie ne correspondent pas à ce que nous pensions savoir sur le site. 🤯 Cette découverte pourrait-elle réécrire l'histoire de Stonehenge et révéler son véritable but ? Regardez maintenant et découvrez les secrets cachés sous les pierres anciennes ! 🔎✨  Animation créée par Sympa. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Musique par Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com   Pour ne rien perdre de Sympa, abonnez-vous!: https://goo.gl/6E4Xna​ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nos réseaux sociaux : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sympasympacom/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sympa.officiel/  Stock de fichiers (photos, vidéos et autres): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Si tu en veux encore plus, fais un tour ici:  http://sympa-sympa.com

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00:00Stonehenge required nearly 20 million hours of work to be built.

00:05As a comparison, a Lambda individual lives more than 700,000 hours.

00:10Here is Jack, one of Stonehenge's very first builders.

00:14Let's assume that Jack reached the age of 80, a highly improbable hypothesis, but which simplifies our calculations.

00:21If Jack had dedicated all his life, from his birth until his 80s, to the construction of Stonehenge,

00:28it would have taken about 28 and a half generations of workers, perpetuating this effort to complete the work.

00:34It's practically impossible.

00:36To make this estimate more plausible, let's double this figure.

00:39After all, Jack would probably not have dedicated his entire life to carrying stones, and he certainly did not reach such an advanced age.

00:46We thus come to nearly 57 generations necessary to build Stonehenge.

00:51Unfortunately, we don't have enough space on the screen to introduce you to John,

00:54the back, back, back, back, little son of Jack, but you get the idea.

00:59It all started about 5,000 years ago, with a simple dirt rampart and a circular ditch.

01:05Then, around 2600 BC, the builders replaced this primitive structure

01:11with a more elaborate wooden roundabout,

01:14and walked from the country of Gaul a few 80 blocks of dolerite, which they rearranged at least three times.

01:21A few centuries later, they added these impressive Sarsen stones, each weighing about 25 tons.

01:28These massive blocks of clay were transported over nearly 30 kilometers to form a continuous outer circle,

01:35while five trillites, two straight stones, topped with a lintel, formed an iron structure in its center.

01:42This site, extending over a millennium, required innumerable years of work.

01:47We can therefore assume that the workers lived nearby.

01:50But under what conditions could they live?

01:53Nowadays, the workers have small temporary dwellings on site, if necessary.

01:58But did such structures really exist at the time Stonehenge was built?

02:03Well, yes, and recent archaeological discoveries on the outskirts of Stonehenge provide proof of this.

02:09Excavations have revealed an eco-house dating from the Stone Age,

02:13a find of great importance since it is one of the oldest habitats known in the region.

02:18This mesolithic residence, recently built, dates back to around 8300 BC.

02:24Let's take a closer look.

02:26To build the walls, the inhabitants of the time relied on a fallen tree, more precisely on its trunk.

02:32Its wooden walls were consolidated with silex, and they even took care to pave the cavity left by the tree of the roots.

02:40As for the roof, they used animal skins,

02:43a wise choice that should provide effective protection against the capricious climate of the British Isles.

02:49You may be wondering how these builders were able to face the rigors of the British climate, especially during the winter.

02:56The answer is simple.

02:58A home was built on site, which is not surprising in itself.

03:02But the system used to heat the habitat proved to be particularly ingenious.

03:06Placing a home directly inside the house would have been too dangerous.

03:11But introducing heated stones was not a risk.

03:14While remaining warm, they could not cause a fire.

03:18So they used thermal tanks to maintain a pleasant heat during the night.

03:23To perfect their layout, they even added some decorative stones.

03:27Of course, this was not Versailles.

03:30But their home undoubtedly had a certain elegance.

03:33If you think that this discovery concerns only the habitats, you are wrong.

03:37It disrupts our understanding of the way of life of this time.

03:41By placing these populations in an essential prehistoric setting,

03:45from the beginning of the Neolithic,

03:47it raises fascinating questions about a possible link between these first inhabitants and the Stonehenge builders.

03:53But a concern persists.

03:55Experts are concerned that this site, as well as other archaeological remains buried there,

04:01could be put at risk if the authorities maintain their tunnel project

04:05aiming to divert the 303,

04:07by making it pass under this site classified as a World Heritage Site.

04:11Of course, the house built by the scientists was not perfectly preserved,

04:15and presented several essential shortcomings for everyday life.

04:19Some elements had disappeared over time, while others were simply absent.

04:24Also, the researchers undertook to recreate these 4,500-year-old habitats.

04:29To do this, they used 20 tons of chalk,

04:325,000 straws and 3 tons of straw.

04:35These reconstitutions were erected near Stonehenge.

04:39A real feat when you know how difficult it is to obtain a building permit,

04:44even for a simple step.

04:46So, what do these houses look like?

04:49First of all, there are four, all oval-shaped.

04:52They are based on the foundations of real habitats

04:55that stood at this site about 4,500 years ago,

04:59precisely at the time when Stonehenge's co-houses were under construction.

05:03The habitats are modest in size, limiting themselves to a single room.

05:07Determining their dimensions turned out to be relatively simple,

05:10since the size of the roof and the height of the walls could be estimated from the foundations.

05:15Each side measures about 5 meters.

05:18However, the exact structure of the roof remains an enigma.

05:21At the time, several chalk-based techniques were used,

05:24making it difficult to identify the exact one used here.

05:28For now, the most likely hypothesis is that of a woven or attached straw roof,

05:34firmly fixed to a frame of braided tiles.

05:37When the house is lit, the smoke rises naturally through the chalk.

05:41The 20 tons of chalk were used to cover the floors and walls.

05:45This white surface reflects the sunlight and retains the heat of the fire.

05:50However, an unexpected problem has arisen.

05:53The soil, saturated with water, has considerably delayed drying.

05:58While the chalk would have to harden in a few days,

06:01some parts of the soil have remained sticky for weeks,

06:04a bit like chewing gum.

06:06There is no doubt that the builders of 4,500 years ago had to face similar difficulties,

06:12which makes it possible to appreciate at its fair value the labor required to build these habitats.

06:17To obtain a smooth and almost shiny finish,

06:20the last layer of fabric was applied with rags,

06:23giving the walls an amazingly refined appearance.

06:26The interior is furnished with wooden and steel beds and shelves,

06:30as well as clay pots, all organized around a welcoming home.

06:34The whole gives an impression of space and bathes in a natural light

06:38that passes through the chalk roof before reflecting on the white walls.

06:42The woven furniture, on the other hand, brings a touch of authenticity.

06:45Fires were lit to prepare a first meal.

06:49Bread made from ground flour on a stone mill, right next to the home.

06:54Those who tasted it were pleasantly surprised by its flavor.

06:57Slight disappointment.

06:59Those who recreated these habitats cheated a bit.

07:02Of course, the materials are faithful to those of origin,

07:05but the tools used are not.

07:07They used concrete mixers to mix the torch,

07:10planks to transport the wood,

07:12and steel axes to split the logs near the latrine,

07:15rather than stone tools.

07:17It should be remembered, however, that these builders are not experts,

07:20but volunteers.

07:22In these conditions, a small twist to the techniques of yesteryear seems quite forgivable.

07:26Moreover, other volunteers present on the site are delighted to share their knowledge

07:31on the daily tasks of Stonehenge builders,

07:34whether it is to grind the grain or to weave rope.

07:37But these rubbles are not the only notable discoveries of the Stonehenge region.

07:41A few years ago, archaeologists set up a funerary site

07:45which precedes even the construction of the famous monument.

07:48This long neolithic tumulus, dating from about 5600 to 5700 years,

07:53would have welcomed the remains of some of the first inhabitants of Great Britain.

07:57Its existence was revealed by aerial images

08:00showing its characteristic footprint under the cultures.

08:03The Salisbury Plain is full of ancient remains.

08:06Including Stonehenge, various tumulus and other monuments.

08:10Saved by the upheavals over the centuries,

08:13it has been able to preserve a remarkable amount of prehistoric structures.

08:17This discovery also illustrates a major transition in the human way of life,

08:22marking the passage from nomadism to a sedentarization based on agriculture and farming.

08:27A way of life that echoes that reconstituted in the eco-house.

08:31The tumulus in question is about 26 meters long and 20 meters wide.

08:36Although erosion and agriculture have made a large part of its structure disappear.

08:42If these characteristics are similar to those of other graveyards in the region,

08:47it could contain the remains of 30 to 50 individuals.

08:51As well as cow skulls, whose importance for these ancient communities is no doubt.

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