 Editor in Chief Bill   | 17 Jul 2019 5:12 p.m. PST |
The study, published in Antiquity, suggests that the pig fat residue seen on nearby pottery could explain how the megaliths, which weigh up to 30 tons, were transported from extreme distances, and in some cases, 180 miles… link |
| saltflats1929 | 17 Jul 2019 6:58 p.m. PST |
They were pulled by pigs? |
| Narratio | 17 Jul 2019 7:00 p.m. PST |
Yes, flying pigs. With hindsight and a little thought it's obvious really. |
| Stryderg | 17 Jul 2019 7:34 p.m. PST |
They've got it all wrong. The pig lard was used to build molds and the stone was melted and poured in. They've been talking about it casting shadows for years, well they got the casting part right. |
| Zephyr1 | 17 Jul 2019 9:03 p.m. PST |
It was originally called Swinehenge, built by the pig overlords and their human slaves. Then the revolt happened… |
| Benvartok | 17 Jul 2019 10:13 p.m. PST |
Why did the pig cross the road….. |
| RittervonBek | 17 Jul 2019 10:54 p.m. PST |
Swindon does mean pig place so maybe there's something to this after all. Lol. |
 Yellow Admiral  | 18 Jul 2019 2:03 a.m. PST |
I'm sure they just hauled the stones right up the A360, back when it ran next to the henge. The pigs probably rode in the same trucks. - Ix |
| ZULUPAUL | 18 Jul 2019 2:40 a.m. PST |
Nope it was aliens or Bigfoot or Templars. |
 Extra Crispy  | 18 Jul 2019 6:20 a.m. PST |
Sorry, ZULUPAUL, everyone knows it was Jack the Ripper. |
| Andrew Walters | 18 Jul 2019 7:57 a.m. PST |
Back to work, you're still not done. |
| Yellow Admiral | 18 Jul 2019 9:20 a.m. PST |
Bigfoot in England? Now you're just makin' stuff up. |
| Lee John Ayre | 18 Jul 2019 10:10 a.m. PST |
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| Ed Mohrmann | 18 Jul 2019 12:53 p.m. PST |
That pig tale is a convoluted piece of misdirection
started by Roger Bacon in C13… |
| Zephyr1 | 18 Jul 2019 8:58 p.m. PST |
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