New Theory of Megalithic Construction (conclusion)
hgauldin@feedme
A New Theory of Megalithic Construction Techniques
(conclusion)
This is admittedly an oversimplified version of a complex
and intricate building process and does not attempt to account
for the time involved in quarrying the stones, harvesting the
timbers, or completing the retaining wall and ditch structures.
Also there is no intention to belittle the advanced astronomical
and mathematical knowledge required to design such structures.
However it does illustrate a method of transport and assembly
that requires no exotic materials or methods. It would explain why
there are no obvious trails between quarry and the construction site.
It explains why there are no drag marks on the stones. It explains
why knowledge of the wheel is unnecessary. It explains why large
numbers of workers and their peripheral support mechanisms are not
required. The method outlined in this theory could also be modified in
several ways to accomodate variations on the construction method.
In cases where there are only upright stones, lower retaining walls
could enclose shallow ice ponds with the stones being positioned over
pits dug into the ground (also filled by the ice). Once again as the ice
melted, the stones would be lowered into position without any fruther
effort on the part of the workers.
This theory may also incidentally explain many other mysteries
involving megalithic structures. Lines of stones that dot the English
landscape (as well as many other areas of the world) may be trains of
stones that were caught in mid-transport to a site by unexpected or
unseasonably warm weather (some of them later stood upright in an
attempt to salvage a bit dignity). Some wall and ditch structures
may be abandoned construction sites that were prepared but never
completed due to a climate shift that left a scarcity of the most
valuable construction material. The entire megalithic age may have
been ended by global warming and acorresponding lack of ice.
The most intriguing question this theory raises is, "Does the
predominance of megalithic structures in equatorial regions circling
the globe represent a civilization that existed during or near the end
of the last ice age and do the pyramids of Egypt represent the pinnacle
of ice based construction techniques ?"
While it does suggest that the age of megalithic construction may have
coincided with the end of the last ice age, this theory does not require
global arctic conditions. It only requires that areas the world where
megalithic structures exist must have had, at some time in the past,
a climate that allowed for sub-freezing temperatures during the winter
months. The same conditions that allow the yearly proliferation of ski
resorts in northern lattitudes or mountainous regions would be sufficient.
I will address the application of this theory to the construction of the
pyramids in my next post. In the meantime I await any comments that
I might have inspired.
H.E.Gauldin
email : hgau...@mail.mcg.edu
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