Decoding the ancient astronomy of Stonehenge

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @Vox
    @Vox  5 лет назад +246

    The summer solstice is here again! July 21 will be the longest day of 2019 for anyone living north of the equator. Read more about the longest day of the year: www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/6/14/18679392/summer-solstice-2019-june-21

  • @WhatIveLearned
    @WhatIveLearned 7 лет назад +7577

    Ah, Dead Hippos - standard unit of measure

    • @FF-Learn
      @FF-Learn 7 лет назад +152

      I weight 13/20 of a dead hippos

    • @saram4828
      @saram4828 7 лет назад +42

      You are one very important youtuber to me. Nice to see you here.

    • @amsterdam9290
      @amsterdam9290 7 лет назад +93

      Ikr, why didnt she use more international unit - Toyota Corollas?? Sad

    • @TS_Mind_Swept
      @TS_Mind_Swept 7 лет назад +9

      What I've Learned - that was brilliant

    • @bigdog5
      @bigdog5 6 лет назад +3

      ”unit of measure” wut?

  • @WilfredoLuciano
    @WilfredoLuciano 2 года назад +411

    i almost feel we’re not giving the people enough credit to how smart they really are. like we depict these people as primitive humans in loincloths but to actually build something like this is actually incredible. like the weight of each piece, the alignment to the stars. like it’s not fair to look as them as less advanced versions of us because was accomplished was incredible

    • @Mr3DBob
      @Mr3DBob 2 года назад +33

      THey, and all the ancient builders, obviously knew SOMETHING that we don't know today.

    • @crtko40
      @crtko40 2 года назад +6

      this was probably built in the golden age of Leo right now were in the opposite age Aquarius which is 180 degrees from the golden age. In astrology sun is the most powerful in Leo. And the sun is kinda our mini god without it there would be no life here.

    • @visaodissidente5560
      @visaodissidente5560 2 года назад +2

      White man showing his geniality since the beginning of time!

    • @lavaregion6968
      @lavaregion6968 Год назад +8

      @@visaodissidente5560 lol

    • @PDD555
      @PDD555 Год назад +4

      ​@@visaodissidente5560you probably aren't even related to them, sush

  • @EireNero
    @EireNero 4 года назад +1529

    It's not really fair to say "it's not exact" where the Sun Rises.
    Since back when Stonehenge was created, the tilt of the earth's axis was different than it is today, so it was probably was exact.

    • @Marcoplo
      @Marcoplo 4 года назад +53

      you are correct. the earth moves all the time. lookit Versailles vs herrenchiemsee

    • @alwaysjiji7198
      @alwaysjiji7198 4 года назад +77

      yeah but I think they also feel inclined to acknowledge that because a lot of negative nancies are going to be in the comments arguing it's not "exact" and try to belittle the architectural and archaeological marvel that is stonehedge

    • @godwantsplastic
      @godwantsplastic 4 года назад +14

      EireNero mmhm, when she mentioned modifications made over time I was wondering if any was due to shifts!

    • @lnb29
      @lnb29 4 года назад +55

      Also, apparently the stones are slowly sinking into the ground, so they may have moved or tilted a little bit across the years.

    • @jonathanoneill8011
      @jonathanoneill8011 4 года назад +2

      Marco Plo what about Versailles?

  • @MrKnoxaim
    @MrKnoxaim 7 лет назад +2489

    50% of the comments are about Joss, and the other 50% are about dead hippos. That's it, no need to scroll further down

  • @adamthevirgo9297
    @adamthevirgo9297 7 лет назад +1558

    Am I the only one who wants that Stonehenge kit?

  • @wrgrtgrethryegetgrtgrthewe6346
    @wrgrtgrethryegetgrtgrthewe6346 7 лет назад +2217

    TFW the neolithic people who built Stonehenge know more about astronomy than flat earthers today.

    • @janetcraft
      @janetcraft 6 лет назад +72

      Wrgrtgrethrye Getgrtgrtheweerrg ... True. The only flat thing for these flat earthers are their heads.🌙

    • @Anirossa
      @Anirossa 5 лет назад +43

      @@janetcraft And their IQ Graphs...

    • @matmurk8536
      @matmurk8536 5 лет назад +5

      And more than you do as well

    • @martyrmessiah3903
      @martyrmessiah3903 5 лет назад +4

      Stonehenge was built around the turn of the twenty-first century after the military sealed off the area for a couple decades. They're masonic-propped displays of dupery. So is the sideshow known as the Great Pyramids and any other structured compound that's claimed to be ANCIENT.

    • @myselfx2441
      @myselfx2441 4 года назад +15

      Don't worry there were id*ots back then too. There always is a small percentage of them.

  • @nickc3657
    @nickc3657 7 лет назад +823

    You made a video centered on a model-making kit and it's just as interesting as if you had gone to the U.K. Incredible talent!!

    • @steliosp1770
      @steliosp1770 7 лет назад +28

      i ve watched videos of joss before and at the beginning i was like.. shes really gonna make a model and talk to her phone's camera? and it still was the best video i ll have watched this month probably. kudos to vox and joss herself. putting out consistently quality content!

    • @_helmi
      @_helmi 7 лет назад +1

      Nick C ikr right? It made Buzzfeed's set up looks dumb

    • @_helmi
      @_helmi 7 лет назад +1

      William Alena yea. They are dumb come to think of it, cant believe i fell for them. Lately they have been playing with period blood. Utter disgusting.

  • @audieliem4843
    @audieliem4843 7 лет назад +1292

    Vox spent all the travel budget on Jonny so Joss has to use a model kit instead
    wrong choice vox ... wrong choice ...

    • @CheeseTruffles
      @CheeseTruffles 5 лет назад +75

      Audie Liem but borders is amazing

    • @ForeverMan
      @ForeverMan 5 лет назад +33

      @@CheeseTruffles but, have you seen Joss?

    • @Zeus.thunder
      @Zeus.thunder 5 лет назад +39

      @@ForeverMan the places Jonny goes, Joss would probably get sexually assaulted everywhere.

    • @MurdersAndExecutions
      @MurdersAndExecutions 5 лет назад +18

      @@ForeverMan Calm your pants young man

    • @nathandrake4803
      @nathandrake4803 5 лет назад +4

      I think joss should be playing with real stonehenge

  • @deep5468
    @deep5468 4 года назад +326

    These people can cut, move, lift, and place stones in a manner that still mystifies humans, yet they dug with antlers? Awesome video.

    • @firstcontact8315
      @firstcontact8315 4 года назад +22

      DeeP and they made it all with “stone tools” yeah right. The problem is the egos of historians.

    • @arthurb8436
      @arthurb8436 4 года назад +5

      first contact Umm how else would they have made it?

    • @x.r.quilliam8716
      @x.r.quilliam8716 4 года назад +2

      @@arthurb8436 Stonehenge was made during WW2 by masonic aliens. If you don't know true History, just shut up!

    • @arthurb8436
      @arthurb8436 4 года назад +22

      X.R. Quilliam I really hope you’re being sarcastic.

    • @x.r.quilliam8716
      @x.r.quilliam8716 4 года назад +1

      @@arthurb8436 I'm actually pretty serious. Loominarty are leading humankind towards destruction and no one is doing anything to stop them

  • @anonimushbosh
    @anonimushbosh 4 года назад +333

    When she said she couldn’t come to England right now... but it’s 3yrs old

    • @kevinberlanga2671
      @kevinberlanga2671 4 года назад +34

      HAHAHAHA I also checked the date of the video

    • @vincentvalentin5412
      @vincentvalentin5412 4 года назад +48

      i had the same thought. this def feels like a video they would have made in quarantine

    • @jadenikole6165
      @jadenikole6165 4 года назад +6

      anonymous bosch FRR

    • @rdcyoutubediary
      @rdcyoutubediary 4 года назад +7

      I thought they made this during quarantine. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Elvenazn
      @Elvenazn 3 года назад +6

      Underrated comment. I legit thought this recorded in 2020.

  • @michaelyi5895
    @michaelyi5895 7 лет назад +2385

    Why do the hippos have to be dead? Now I'm sad.

    • @aidanrogers4438
      @aidanrogers4438 7 лет назад +114

      Michael Yi You wanna drag live hippos all the way there?!

    • @aquariusliu24
      @aquariusliu24 7 лет назад +183

      Michael Yi because living hippos move themselves

    • @cameronalexander7465
      @cameronalexander7465 7 лет назад +53

      Michael Yi dead hippos are heavier than alive ones

    • @steliosp1770
      @steliosp1770 7 лет назад +83

      because living hippos would eat you alive if you tried to "move" them.

    • @kaiyaryberg3219
      @kaiyaryberg3219 7 лет назад +3

      so they can't walk!

  • @theopollind8024
    @theopollind8024 7 лет назад +42

    Vox being consistent with quality content, the world is still sane.

  • @Xexer0
    @Xexer0 7 лет назад +123

    I love when things are compared to dead hippos.
    I use that comparison everyday.

  • @solotron7390
    @solotron7390 4 года назад +184

    I think the sun rising on the heel stone was actually in perfect alignment when Stonehenge was built.

    • @squamish4244
      @squamish4244 4 года назад +4

      It was.

    • @xrax4187
      @xrax4187 4 года назад +2

      Probably

    • @zuri2002
      @zuri2002 4 года назад +9

      IIRC the Heel Stone was one of a pair, so the sun would rise in between them, and anyway, the Winter Solstice Sunset facing the opposite direction was the more important event, so ideally people would be walking through the Heel Stones and watching the sun set in between the center trilithons.

  • @bbqtong148
    @bbqtong148 4 года назад +24

    I'm really amazed at the amount of information you were able to deliver whilst keeping the video short and not have barrages of speech. A really excellent video! Thank you.

    • @anthonydoyle7370
      @anthonydoyle7370 Год назад

      And she didn't really decode one darned thing. Probably just read what was on the back of the model box.

  • @ZeteticPhilosopher
    @ZeteticPhilosopher 7 лет назад +198

    The ancient Britons certainly knew the earth was round, as their unit of measurement was based off that of their trading partners, the Minoans of Crete. The Minoans based their own unit of measurement off the total circumference of the Earth, calculated to unbelievable accuracy. Source: The Dawn of Civilizations, Alan Butler

    • @suluayran121
      @suluayran121 6 лет назад +4

      bullshit

    • @nathanielescudero5379
      @nathanielescudero5379 5 лет назад +9

      Sorry to split hairs but the earth is not round, it's spherical. Actually not even a perfect sphere so it's an "oblate spheroid".

    • @Maryxx95
      @Maryxx95 5 лет назад +44

      Nathaniel Escudero
      round -
      (adj.)shaped like or approximately like a circle or cylinder
      (n.) shaped like or approximately like a sphere

    • @daragildea7434
      @daragildea7434 5 лет назад +2

      "based off" does not make sense, it's based ON.

    • @frenchguitarguy1091
      @frenchguitarguy1091 5 лет назад +2

      Sulu Ayran source?

  • @pleudumes
    @pleudumes 7 лет назад +708

    3:24 when your favorite drug dealer comes back from his vacation

  • @commentmachine1457
    @commentmachine1457 7 лет назад +1358

    lol, it seemed vox spent all the budgets on Johnny.

    • @Vox
      @Vox  7 лет назад +202

      he has! the docs are in the works and will be published this fall! In the meantime, you'll see his dispatches here.

    • @fayguled900
      @fayguled900 7 лет назад +28

      P why not both?

    • @ladhkay
      @ladhkay 7 лет назад +6

      has he been to the DMZ in Korea and the Wagah border in India?

    • @KevinSmith-mi4et
      @KevinSmith-mi4et 7 лет назад +42

      nah, I feel like vox is the only proper media that actually nails at calling trump out on his dumbass actions so I would still want them to do both... buuuut little more of this women I agree

    • @cragnog
      @cragnog 7 лет назад +1

      hahaha

  • @elliottkolker4321
    @elliottkolker4321 2 года назад +3

    I studied Stonehenge extensively during the 1980s and '90s. Not so much in the last twenty five years. I periodically check out Stonehenge videos on You Tube, but it had been years until yours attracted me.
    I had built my own model at the time, which is probably why yours did..
    Excellent model ad an excellent video.. Your six and one half minute synopsis succinctly summarized what I had studied, while makes a compelling case over that the monument's alignment was intended to greet the Winter Solstice Sunset, the diametric opposite of the then consensus that i was oriented to the Summer Solstice Sunrise.
    Always a pleasure to learn something new. You have inspired me to update my study.
    Thank you.

  • @patman0250
    @patman0250 4 года назад +152

    It's not a perfect alignment now, but you have to understand and realized. How the stars and the Earth were positioned back then.

    • @HusseinDoha
      @HusseinDoha 4 года назад +5

      @Zen Studio Even coming close enough back then is a marvellous achievement.

    • @owwmykneecap
      @owwmykneecap 4 года назад +2

      @Zen Studio Newgrange is older than the pyramids and in perfect alignment today.

    • @chrisl8873
      @chrisl8873 4 года назад +1

      Its called "axial precession'

    • @patman0250
      @patman0250 3 года назад

      @Richard F give or take somewhat.

  • @BrongoCS
    @BrongoCS 7 лет назад +51

    You just know once you see this Vox Creator, the vid gonna be good.

    • @tsya
      @tsya 7 лет назад +3

      FlamingGaming JOSS FONG

  • @pierreharbin5415
    @pierreharbin5415 7 лет назад +96

    Joss explains better than most of my teachers

    • @lloyd9500
      @lloyd9500 7 лет назад +27

      It also helps that she's attractive

  • @milomccarty8083
    @milomccarty8083 7 лет назад +277

    I am sad vox didnt mention how Earth's regression effects Stonehenge's accuracy

    • @lambbone8302
      @lambbone8302 5 лет назад

      Milo McCarty Oh yeah

    • @sciblastofficial9833
      @sciblastofficial9833 5 лет назад +23

      Minor error: To effect means to cause.
      To affect means to change.

    • @hereliesmyreputation2559
      @hereliesmyreputation2559 4 года назад +1

      Could you or anyone explain what you meant by the "Earth regressing"? I'm genuinely curious and Google didn't answer

    • @ryanincontrol
      @ryanincontrol 4 года назад +36

      @@hereliesmyreputation2559 Earth is not a perfect sphere. When it rotates on its axis (imagine a line that passes through the North and South Poles), it drifts and wobbles. This is known as polar motion. Measurements for the 20th century show that the spin axis drifted about 10 centimeters per year. Over the course of a century, that becomes more than 10 meters. In general, the redistribution of mass on and within Earth such as changes to land, ice sheets, oceans and mantle flow affects the planet's rotation. As temperatures increased throughout the 20th century, Greenland's ice mass decreased. In fact, a total of about 7,500 gigatons (the weight of more than 20 million Empire State Buildings) of Greenland's ice melted into the ocean during this time period. This makes Greenland one of the top contributors of mass being transferred to the oceans, causing sea level to rise and, consequently, a drift in Earth's spin axis.
      While ice melt is occurring in other places (like Antarctica), Greenland's location makes it a more significant contributor to polar motion.

    • @PsychicAlchemy
      @PsychicAlchemy 4 года назад +3

      I suspect that we can infer the construction date based on what year it _was_ in perfect alignment.

  • @emilym6788
    @emilym6788 3 года назад +6

    Okay,,, can we just talk about the visual at the end? On of the coolest things I’ve seen in a video.

  • @TheZooropaBaby
    @TheZooropaBaby 7 лет назад +750

    WHY DO THOSE HIPPOS HAVE TO BE DEAD JOSS

    • @Vox
      @Vox  7 лет назад +307

      IF THEY WERE ALIVE THEY COULD WALK! ;) Maybe I should have said "napping hippos" -joss

    • @mayainactiveemail3986
      @mayainactiveemail3986 7 лет назад +16

      Saddening ;_;

    • @TheZooropaBaby
      @TheZooropaBaby 7 лет назад +50

      I never expected you'd answer this so i was virtually feeling like I was screaming into the void

    • @androidkenobi
      @androidkenobi 7 лет назад +19

      did people forget about dead weight?

    • @stimproid
      @stimproid 7 лет назад +8

      Hippos tend to be cantankerous... oh... and they can bite you in half. Hippos DGAF.

  • @avellent2032
    @avellent2032 7 лет назад +56

    I actually visited newgrange and the architecture was crazy considering the tools that the humans had back then. I find it crazy that they could build such things and that we can today still visit them.

  • @dobbsy9410
    @dobbsy9410 7 лет назад +18

    I'd love to go back in time and see such structures being built.

  • @picotingle
    @picotingle 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for giving such a clear explanation in plain english, well spoken and to the point. A successful 6 minute summary with the bonus that watching is also visually entertaining.

  • @krashd
    @krashd 6 лет назад +51

    Somewhere there's a druid spirit saying to another "These people are still obsessing over that monstrosity Steve tried to pass off as art!"

    • @ajrwilde14
      @ajrwilde14 2 года назад

      no it's nothing to do with the Druids

  • @Mr_Creasy_
    @Mr_Creasy_ 7 лет назад +183

    Judging from all the comments I'm guessing I'm one of the few people to actually watch the *ENTIRE* video before commenting!

    • @skoshunt
      @skoshunt 7 лет назад +6

      I waited to but who cares it's a joss fong video

  • @Leszek1998
    @Leszek1998 7 лет назад +35

    The last shot is absolutely gorgeous!!

  • @yian8007
    @yian8007 7 лет назад +441

    i swear almost every comment is about joss lol

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel 6 лет назад +1074

    How about we build a *modern version of the Stonehendge,* with all the latest astronomical knowledge :-)

    • @interwebzful
      @interwebzful 6 лет назад +8

      James Turrell's Roden Crater is reminiscent

    • @dariuswilkins4984
      @dariuswilkins4984 6 лет назад +271

      Its called the clock on your wall

    • @amicaniiya1576
      @amicaniiya1576 6 лет назад +53

      I'm in if we include the huge festival and feasts every year (maybe even twice a year)

    • @rachmatzulfiqar
      @rachmatzulfiqar 6 лет назад +30

      umm no, stonehenge is (presumably) used as a means to calculate time and season, we already have the solution, so theres no need to rebuild the old stonehenge, it should be kept as is ,

    • @amicaniiya1576
      @amicaniiya1576 6 лет назад +28

      @@rachmatzulfiqar Party popper

  • @KraziAzn2
    @KraziAzn2 7 лет назад +6

    I could look at Joss Fong all day and not get bored.

  • @xAmbersImaginationx
    @xAmbersImaginationx 7 лет назад +955

    What would you call afternoon tea at Stonehenge???
    Sconehenge...i'll let myself out

    • @jamacinnes3140
      @jamacinnes3140 7 лет назад +7

      AmbersImagination its pronounced ss-gone so it doesn't work

    • @ethenjoseph9176
      @ethenjoseph9176 7 лет назад +4

      JA MacInnes Depends where you live!

    • @nwahs3233
      @nwahs3233 7 лет назад +1

      JA MacInnes - did you miss something boyo?

    • @s.d.9254
      @s.d.9254 7 лет назад +2

      You must be a northern barbarian, it's pronounced as if it's 'cone': with an s at the front - scone.

    • @stimproid
      @stimproid 7 лет назад +17

      I'll get the door for you.

  • @mayainactiveemail3986
    @mayainactiveemail3986 7 лет назад +40

    I've always been fascinated by how the ancients took Astronomy is an important discipline. Their whole life revolved around it. Apparently the Egyptian pyramids are aligned with the stars.

  • @TirtaLeonardi
    @TirtaLeonardi 7 лет назад +545

    What if the neolithic humans were so huge back then,
    the Stonehenge was just some kids' lego toy,
    and the baby that owned it was playing it,
    but then the family had to move their house in quite a hurry (nomadic type of family, perhaps) ,
    so the their mom and dad left the baby's toy?
    I'm drunk.

    • @narcssius
      @narcssius 7 лет назад +68

      and then they jumped to the moon and then other planets.

    • @grinch5128
      @grinch5128 7 лет назад +51

      One fact is true, humans were bigger in the old age.

    • @rachmatzulfiqar
      @rachmatzulfiqar 6 лет назад +5

      yeah. but not "monster-sized" big

    • @richardescobar9306
      @richardescobar9306 5 лет назад +3

      mialitty false we were at least on average smaller back then then we are yoday

    • @timeflex727
      @timeflex727 5 лет назад +1

      Richard Does gaming not really... humans were bigger than our average 6' to 5'7 or so

  • @kayleexprinsloox
    @kayleexprinsloox 6 лет назад +5

    I just love her voice and the music, so soothing

  • @jairusaudwin2605
    @jairusaudwin2605 5 лет назад +63

    I am in love with Joss.

  • @kshitijdesai8657
    @kshitijdesai8657 7 лет назад +168

    Thus episode rocked as usual
    I'll let myself out

    • @WateverWatever04
      @WateverWatever04 7 лет назад +1

      Kshitij Desai Damn. Underrated comment 👏

    • @NikoUsername
      @NikoUsername 7 лет назад

      Why are you down here? Hahahahaha!

  • @djryanashton
    @djryanashton 7 лет назад +117

    I'm in love with Joss Fong.

  • @raulcl1994
    @raulcl1994 7 лет назад +1341

    you should put the grass before the stones xD

    • @Vox
      @Vox  7 лет назад +400

      YOU ARE CORRECT i learned this too late - joss

    • @nath-wp7xp
      @nath-wp7xp 7 лет назад +101

      Joss, you're beautiful

    • @CurlCobain
      @CurlCobain 7 лет назад +39

      raul perez moraga But would the glue work on that crumbly grass powder?

    • @Onneukbaar
      @Onneukbaar 7 лет назад +17

      Michael Echeverria Just say guy not white guy

    • @TheCoolerDanny
      @TheCoolerDanny 7 лет назад +20

      how would she see where to glue everything?

  • @blue4980
    @blue4980 7 лет назад +215

    It was a game called Jenga played by giants

    • @mark-ish
      @mark-ish 4 года назад

      Aliens man, *ALIENS* 🤦‍♂️

    • @aryaxz2255
      @aryaxz2255 4 года назад

      i laughed waaay too much at this

    • @impish_snake3526
      @impish_snake3526 3 года назад

      Actually, there’s a myth about how Merlin stole the giant’s stones from Irish territory (an area that could be where modern Wales is today, as it was Irish territory at the time) and transported them to an area of England that seems rather analogous to where Stonehenge is today. And given that the inner circle (the taller stones) of Stonehenge matches material from that area of Wales, and that that region was recently found to have holes in the ground that matched the dimensions of some of Stonehenge’s inner stones, it’s theorized that the inner circle of Stonehenge was originally constructed in Wales, then moved to Salisbury later. So…giants and magick.

  • @drijkens
    @drijkens 4 года назад +1

    The format of this video is really satisfying

  • @Sami-tw8ti
    @Sami-tw8ti 7 лет назад +114

    Joss Fong needs to start Vlogging... I bet by the end of first day vlog she'll beat 50% vloggers in terms of channel subscription.

  • @moritzl7065
    @moritzl7065 7 лет назад +219

    So johnny gets to travel around the world in his series, but vox won't buy you a ticket to England? (great model though)

    • @oceanman1124
      @oceanman1124 7 лет назад +12

      Moritz L time of year

    • @Heropadopa
      @Heropadopa 6 лет назад +5

      tourists aren't allowed to get too close to the Stonehenge anymore because of vandalism, probably wouldn't be worth it.

  • @GordonGarvey
    @GordonGarvey 7 лет назад +8

    Have to be proud of my ancestors for this.

  • @SusandraSingh
    @SusandraSingh 6 лет назад +174

    3:24 Grass!!

  • @dwaynekoblitz6032
    @dwaynekoblitz6032 4 года назад +1

    First of all, who is she? Quite beautiful. Second? That’s by far the best explanation of Stonehenge I’ve ever heard. Very fascinating.

  • @donloder1
    @donloder1 7 лет назад +6

    Always fascinated by these arrangements of big stones, I remember the first time I saw its picture in an encyclopedia on a local library.

  • @xXLilLuDaXx
    @xXLilLuDaXx 7 лет назад +25

    the international committee would like to thank you for using the metric system.

  • @tomatopaste07
    @tomatopaste07 6 лет назад +42

    3:24 “Grass!” Her voice cracked

  • @timgray6006
    @timgray6006 7 лет назад +1

    Joss makes all these videos more enjoyable 😎

  • @PhunnyConflicts
    @PhunnyConflicts 4 года назад +5

    These stones are one of the greatest mystery on planet earth. Just thinking how the stones even got there is mind boggling

  • @kennybentley1161
    @kennybentley1161 6 лет назад +6

    I think the stonehenge was used for watching stars and making lots of "festivals" during celestial events (not just solstice and equinox) :)
    I would like to make a modern one, just like I think it would be super cool to make modern pyramids too (both made of real stone). I think the pyramids were amplifiers, and on certain occasions, the different chambers were used for seekers of the inner self to encounter it in in a powerful way in such an energetic place.

  • @madcyclist58
    @madcyclist58 2 года назад +7

    The bluestones were transported by people not glaciers. Not only has the rockface where they were quarried been identified, but even the exact spot for each one; and some of the tools (wedges) that were used are still in situ.

    • @randomcomputer7248
      @randomcomputer7248 Год назад +1

      yeh, the wedges ! Fascinating that they are still there

  • @youbringlightin
    @youbringlightin 5 лет назад +12

    "Can you imagine trying to talk six hundred people into helping you drag a fifty-ton stone eighteen miles across the countryside and muscle it into an upright position, and then saying, 'Right, lads! Another twenty like that...and then we can party!'"
    -Bill Bryson

  • @Mr3DBob
    @Mr3DBob 2 года назад

    This is now my favourite video about Stonehenge. It's a beautiful explanation of the structure and probable function of the monument.

  • @Miamcoline
    @Miamcoline 7 лет назад +1

    Great job once again Vox!! And this journalist is always great!

  • @MegamanNova
    @MegamanNova 7 лет назад +5

    3:23
    I love the way she says "grass"!

  • @carljensen5730
    @carljensen5730 2 года назад +4

    There is a lot more known. The bluestones were part of an older stonehenge in Whales, much further north and east than Preseli. The people of that region had trade routes with the region where Stonehenge is now and at one point, they moved with their stones to rebuild their structure at the current site. They could have easily moved the stones on wooden sleds at around the speed of walking, meaning they could have moved the stones in a week over land, on the same trade routines used for centuries. Years later, Stonehenge underwent a "remodelling" whereby the large Sarsen stone structures were built and the bluestones were moved.

  • @jvbond1178
    @jvbond1178 7 лет назад +5

    i can enjoy everything Joss said without understanding what is it about ~

  • @Captiv8photography
    @Captiv8photography 7 лет назад

    All i can say is Thank you for being normal and using the metric system. You are the bestest.

  • @black5f
    @black5f 4 года назад +1

    What an excellent video. So glad you brought out the importance of early farming, when to know the seasons are turning. When to work out your winter animal feed levels and feast.etc.

  • @kortwalsh1724
    @kortwalsh1724 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you for relating the information for terms someone from Philly can get. That jawn was huge!

  • @onionblaster5150
    @onionblaster5150 7 лет назад +501

    can we comment on the content Joss is presenting rather than what she looks like?

    • @arkadiytelegin9504
      @arkadiytelegin9504 7 лет назад +65

      The level of stalking in comment section is truly alarming

    • @simmsn9307
      @simmsn9307 7 лет назад +79

      Аркадий Телегин literally any time a women shows up, the neckbeards slowly come out of the basement. It's gross yet hilarious how they lack literally any sense of self awareness.

    • @pilebunker420
      @pilebunker420 7 лет назад +35

      maybe people just like her? doesnt have to be stalking or anything.

    • @Mithereaal
      @Mithereaal 7 лет назад +25

      Hypocrisy. I've seen girls on other videos commenting on men's looks. Even on male weather presenters. You don't get guys going, please don't comment on men's looks.

    • @SilverCanary1
      @SilverCanary1 7 лет назад +6

      I object to the (blanket) statement "the people who built it didn't even know the world is round" ...

  • @johannesmaximilian848
    @johannesmaximilian848 7 лет назад +76

    99% Comments about the person doing the video, nearly zero about the topic the video is about...

  • @donovanreimer2324
    @donovanreimer2324 4 года назад +2

    Such a great video in every way, I can’t even believe it. So watchable and held my attention. Thank you!

  • @adic9091
    @adic9091 3 года назад +1

    Lovely to look at and lovely to listen to.

  • @leonyoungs463
    @leonyoungs463 5 лет назад +6

    One of the best preserved ancient monuments in the world, and most comments are about the presenter...

  • @takolatte6708
    @takolatte6708 7 лет назад +6

    She looks amazing at 3:29

  • @polarisimagecompany5085
    @polarisimagecompany5085 6 лет назад +3

    Met Joss Fong for the first time today. Joining the club.

  • @drad1537
    @drad1537 5 лет назад +1

    I never knew that the blocks they used fit together like that until this vid...great job!!!

  • @mrmcbeardy9268
    @mrmcbeardy9268 4 года назад

    Hi Vox!! I have to be honest, Ive only recently found your channel 🙊🙈😅 but so far I'm loving everything I'm seeing. Your videos are perfect. They are incredibly factual, and the information you deliver is of very high quality. Many everyday people have no knowledge of the Equinoxes, so your explanation of how the exquinox works was a brilliant inclusion and helped better explain Stonehenges relevance to that. And although you deliver it with a great level of maturity and professionalism, you also deliver it with a vocabulary that most people can understand. My niece finds history often intimidating and overwhelming, and it shouldnt be really. its a magnificent tale of what happened here before. And its a very intimate way of getting to understamd the human condition.
    This was a beautifully executed presentation, i will definitely be watching much more of you and your lovely channel Vox ✌💯

  • @parthanaved3866
    @parthanaved3866 4 года назад +6

    Ah, humans underestimate humans. This is really true. People think they're correct, and they can only do it, while some people thousands of years ago also did it. Yes, it would have more effort and time, but that just shows people way before was more patient. This just explains that we like to disrespect our ancestors.

  • @Mooniscool-w8g
    @Mooniscool-w8g 7 лет назад +129

    *THATS NOT HOW YOU ROLL A JOINT*

    • @GH29111
      @GH29111 4 года назад

      Anand Nair you tell them anand... you tell em!

  • @christsang9290
    @christsang9290 5 лет назад +39

    I simply searched joss fong on RUclips

  • @aditawks
    @aditawks 6 лет назад

    Awesome Video Vox Team.

  • @emryswalton1802
    @emryswalton1802 4 года назад +1

    I live really near Stonehenge, and it's such a pain, because it's next to a highway. If you're just trying to drive and tons of people make these huge traffic jams by stopping to look at it or slowing down a lot, it gets quite tedious.

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna 7 лет назад +11

    What do you call that 3d puzzle-ish? Because I definitely want one right now.

  • @anthonyqiu1442
    @anthonyqiu1442 4 года назад +10

    "I think that the problem may have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf!"

  • @PatrickHuertas
    @PatrickHuertas 7 лет назад +63

    #TeamJoss

  • @broncorik2268
    @broncorik2268 2 года назад

    This has always been one of the most fascinating places to me

  • @keithfoester7326
    @keithfoester7326 3 года назад

    what fascinates me is the fascination of my forebears with alignment and accuracy rings true with most today.

  • @rachitbalani9752
    @rachitbalani9752 4 года назад +33

    Let’s be honest we all are here because of joss fong

  • @boowiggy8481
    @boowiggy8481 3 года назад +11

    Gahhh, Joss is beautiful.

  • @shaunbridgesc11
    @shaunbridgesc11 6 лет назад +3

    Let’s face it the majority of us only clicked on this video because of Joss, Miss FONG HERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT LEAST 90 PERCENT OF THE VIEWS OF THIS VIDEO

  • @andrewgray4212
    @andrewgray4212 7 лет назад +1

    Impressive multi-tasking Joss!

  • @c3ka
    @c3ka 5 лет назад

    Easily my favorite video on the web

  • @jamescollings9290
    @jamescollings9290 7 лет назад +24

    "these outer stones weigh around 25 tonnes" - so how many dead hippos is that?

  • @farahsamir401
    @farahsamir401 7 лет назад +7

    this was so soft like so smoothly made I love it and love you Joss💜💜

  • @nataliabanos144
    @nataliabanos144 5 лет назад +68

    Is she an architect or did she just do a great job at investigating about Stonehenge?
    Loved the video!

  • @the_mystery_of_stonehenge
    @the_mystery_of_stonehenge 2 года назад

    As you are reading this, a devoted throng are pondering the Stonehenge monument. Dazzled by it's construction they are wondering how it was built? How were the great stones quarried? How were they moved and as perplexing, how were the stones set in place? Let them wonder no more.

  • @kevnar
    @kevnar Год назад

    Eddie Izzard still has the best Stand-up bit about Stonehenge to this day.

  • @to2burger
    @to2burger 7 лет назад +5

    Are there any informative documentaries for more about Stonehenge?

    • @superduperfreakyDj
      @superduperfreakyDj 7 лет назад

      to2burger Eh not on youtube, they are all filled with conspiracy mumbo jumbo or other nonsense to sell the documentary. It's best to just pick up a blok

  • @learniteasy8146
    @learniteasy8146 5 лет назад +42

    1st theory: it was probably a ritual sites for them.
    2nd theory: ancient aliens.

    • @Bananappleboy
      @Bananappleboy 4 года назад

      Ancient- *_A N C I E N T A L I E N S_*

    • @shemeleke1438
      @shemeleke1438 4 года назад

      *A L I E N S* 👐

    • @stevetheduck1425
      @stevetheduck1425 4 года назад

      0th rule: religious and therefore political and economic power.

  • @adzyfee2453
    @adzyfee2453 7 лет назад +11

    can you do Newgrange in Ireland next? it's really interesting

  • @rodendz3153
    @rodendz3153 6 лет назад

    Well spoken and done in a way that kept me interested.

  • @westy229
    @westy229 7 лет назад

    Fascinating, just learned today Stonehenge was an observatory, first of it's kind.