Why is Stonehenge So Important?
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- 10,000 people gather at Stonehenge each year for Summer Solstice, but why?
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Also, this is the first video with the hidden Tapir easter egg (although this one is super easy - expect it to get harder!)
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Fun fact: Stonehenge was built at roughly the same time as the Pyramids of Giza.
Wow. Giza is a wondrous monument and Stonehenge is a bunch of stones stacked neatly lol
Leorion the pyramids are built simpler than Stonehenge
Giza had logs to roll bricks on while much heavier stones were transported in an unknown way
To Know "his-story" is the base of everythink. Great video but misleading informations. ☺☺
Maybe it was the same aliens who did the Pyramids XD
Egypt had a relatively large and complex society at the time, while Britain was still in the stone age with a few small loosely connected tribes.
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That question doesn't even need to be asked for it's answer it's just common knowledge.
Who dose not..?
These videos must have so much work put into them, Wow!
Glad you like them! :)
he is amazing right
No they effing don't! Even wower!
Honestly, experiencing this event has to be one of the most fulfilling things you can do in your life.
You've got the time, the anticipation, the environment, the history and sense of achievement.
I think I'm really going to have to start a bucket list
You're right, it was a real bucket list item. You should definitely visit one year! :)
When I was a child you could walk amongst the stones, touch them, climb up on the alter stone & play on it, act being ancient worshippers. I don't think you had to pay. I seem to remember a little wooden hut where they sold postcards. Salisbury Plain was en route for Grannys house so we stopped there at varying times of day or night & in varied weather conditions. Freer times.
Didn’t know you could find wild baby tapirs in Wiltshire.
2:00 bottom left corner
The hidden tapir is at 2:00 in the bottom left corner! Also amazing video!
Dats a bird
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Me: What’s the origin of Stonehenge
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I see u everywhere!
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Everything we know is a lie, apparently.
I was able to witness the winter solstice sunset at the Drombeg stone circle in County Cork. Not nearly as big, but really cool to walk around it with only a small crowd of people. It had a great view of the sea, too.
I just learned 5 minutes ago that Stonehenge was more adjusted/aligned to winter solstice sunset than summer solstice sunrise. It make sense since sun worship in the north west of Europe was common (later) at winter solstice. That’s also the date “stolen“ by Christianity to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
I've been blessed to attend Summer Soltice at Stonehenge three times in my life, and it is one of the most magical experiences ever. From people in their Eighties, to small kids. It's a wonderful place to be on the Solstice.
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… damn it, I was just going to comment that.
Wtf your channel is like it's actually king Jon un
Dam you stole my comment😂
"It's life Jim, but not as we know it."
Damn. On every video I've been on today you've commented something.
Such a nice treat when chris uploads, you never dissapoint
Thanks! :)
I visited Stonehenge for the first time last year, as the last stop on a road trip I took from London to the Lakes District to Snowdonia in Whales and back to London. I was honestly surprised at how awestruck I was by Stonehenge, given that it's such a "tourist attraction." It's simply a spectacular site. (Awesome video, as usual too!)
Thanks! I know exactly what you mean - they're just a pile of stones in a field, but they're somehow so awe-inspiring and enchanting.
Wasn't it a boat trip?
I’ve been waiting for you to do a vid on this, thanks again Chris!! 🐾
What makes you really appreciate these projects is how much work you put into them. Really loving your work👍
Thanks so much! :)
I started the video then stopped to hang out with my sister, and in surprised that that over like 3 hours it didn't get over 1,500. The amount of of work you put in and time you spend to make these deserves millions. Great work as always and keep spreading joy.
Thanks a lot! :)
From knowing the summer solstice, someone could start counting and, remembering frost and freeze from previous years, decide the best days to plant ... the best days to harvest.
STILL crucial for agriculture.
Retired librarian, Michigan
Seeing all the people at Stonehenge that morning with their smartphones made me realize:
A smartphone horizontally held by two outstretched arms mimics the shape of a lentil on uprights. :o
I never thought of that, interesting observation... :)
I think you mean a lintel, or do you?
@MrSimonmcc Oh, that might explain why I had such a hard time trying to
Google the term before writing the comment. XD I'll remember for next time. Thank you!
@@Jaichbinhier lentils are what you use to make soup.
@@sarahstrong7174 You can also germinate them, and eat them raw in salad.
I’ve been to Stonehenge, but I never knew 10,000 people went there to see the summer solstice!!!❤️❤️ And great video!😂❤️😂❤️
Thanks a lot! :)
1:51: anybody else see that face on the rock?
Now that you mention it! :)
And the alien face as well.
Yes I did.
Yes
Yes I noticed that too.
0:36 delightful miserable day.
THAT'S MY ENGLISHMEN
Well that's an oxymoron
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yessssss i live in england
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This is truly amazing I mean to think people did this back then and im glad to learn about them thanks for the video chris
Another really interesting and well created video! Love hours work Chris!
Thanks a lot! :)
That's really cool. New Zealand just had it's winter solstice, being in the Southern hemisphere. Our tradition (for some) is to have a mid-winter "christmas" dinner.
thank you! it’s 2021 and I’m still yet hoping I could get a chance to visit this wonderful ancient place!
Simplest and best explanation of the key facts of Stonehenge that I have seen. Great job!
Stonehenge was the culmination of centuries of building on Salisbury Plain. What amazes me is sheer amount of large stone circles built around the same time right across Europe, forget the manpower involved, what motivated people to build them, why, is the biggest question. Theories abound but answers are harder to find! 🇬🇧
Stone circles were also built in the south west of what is now the US.
@robertewalt7789 I didn't know that, thanks.
Can you please give me more info, for example, which State/s as I'd like to research this further. Thanks.
@@robwalker7575 I saw this discussed in a course “Ancient Civilizations of North America,” presented on Great Courses Plus, formerly Wondrium. Unfortunately this is a pay site, but I think it is well worth the cost. The presenter is Dr. Edwin Barnhart, at the time of the course with Maya Exploration Center. Maybe you can Google Barnhart for further free information.
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Thanks a lot!
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I came to your channel because of kitties and now I'm sitting here learning things. Goddammit.
Less than 30 seconds in, and you've mentioned the Summer Solstice. Stonehenge was built to celebrate the *Winter* Solstice.
Back in the 70s, anyone could get right up to the stones, any time of year, for free. I stopped going when they fenced it off and started charging people to look at it.
really appreciate how thoughtful your videos are and how much work must go in to them, keep it up
Thanks a lot, glad you like them!
One of the pyramids was designed so the light of a certain star would shine on an inner spot once each year.
Since the earth wobbles (a result of precessing ... look it up), it's now out of alignment.
In 5,000 years it will be right again.
Retired librarian, Michigan
Wow, mate - thanks for a wonderful video!! I've been to Salisbury and Stonehenge å dra years back. But being here on the soltice is just too cool. I am nearly envious and thanks to YOU, I'm so inspired to go there again, but then on June 21st 👍😊
Thanks, glad you liked the video :)
Love our English heritage!
ah i wish i was there p.s I Love The Letter @Half-AsleepChris Sent Me Thank You...!!!
But the people who built this were not English. England didn't exist then. They were Britons.
@@MrSimonmcc Alright British heritage then.
Wonderful video Chris! It must have been an incredible experience. While you hippies were enjoying your shortest night, we were nicely tucked in bed having our longest.
Thanks! That's a really crazy thought
I'm getting chills just from watching the video of the sun appearing between the stones, how amazing must it feel to be there in person?
It's a little known fact that the same general contractor built both the pyramids and Stonehenge, and then years later Yankee Stadium.
But those weren’t all build in the span of 1 lifetime.
How do you not have millions of subscribers the attention to detail and time you take to edit is amazing. Great work and keep going
Check again now. lol
I love your channel! You always make me happy :3 for the past few weeks My brothers have been having finals and I am very stressed,watching your videos gets a laugh out of me and calms me down :3 :D
Thanks, I'm glad to hear it! I hope the exams go well :)
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I love your videos! I’ve watched every single one, and they’re all amazing! You deserve way more subscribers!
Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoy them! I love when people go back and watch my older videos - a lot of them get buried when I've but a lot of effort into every single one, so thanks! :)
People speak about primitive historical tools, but we are spoiled with elecricity and Hugely underestimate possibilites of technology without.....
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It is so fitting to your perfectly crafted video's.
we may never know why - unless time travel succeeds! awesome video like them all!
It’s very British to complain about the weather, but can we appreciate that the day dawned to utter perfection?!
They should make a Stonehenge replica that is complete in that area so that if you are there you could visit the real Stonehenge and then drive for 20 minutes and see what it was meant to be
we would always drive past it when visiting family in Somerset, and my mum always tells me how when she was young you were able to climb on them, whereas now there are massive barriers around it, and I think they charge you to see it. I'm very jealous of her hahah
It's unfortunate - they have very expensive and limited tours in the early mornings where you can go in the circle but you're not allowed to touch any of them and it sells out about 6 months in advance. But the summer solstice is free and you can touch the stones (Same with the winter solstice)
2020 stonehenge summer solstice was a rainy livestream. i was looking forward to actually seeing the sunrise.
Could it be a star map from the sol system? The thrilithons are the inner planets (5). The altar stone is the sun. The circle around them is asteroid belt. Their alignment could be revelaing where they came from.
I've bin there and it was beautiful. Your channel is amazingly better than all the other channels
My class watched this video so we could learn more about Stonehenge 😂
I live in Australia and I never thought there was this much history in Britain. Thank you!
I’ve always wanted to go to Stonehedge thank you for the virtual experience
I got emotional watching this video. love how you put much work on this one, Chris!
Interesting stuff. Thanks! I knew most of the story already and once walked among the stones but I'm glad to hear that the young are still interested. Cheers.
Again, I am blown away by the massively high production quality in your videos but still regular uploads. Beautiful video as always.
Edit: I also really love the tapir. My favourite animal too! 🍉😶 🦵 🦵 (If a watermelon grew legs and a head.)
Thanks a lot! Tapirs are the best :)
Yeah. I everyone loves tapirs as soon as they find out what they are!
I feel like someone should make a replica of Stonehenge and restore it
Chris is a awsome,kind,And smart man.Lets just appreciate how hard he works on every video
I like the way you say "world". It always cracks me up.
This place is going on my bucket list! I need to visit this place during the summer solsticle, i bet it will be an incredible experiance!
Very the privileged to only live 20 minutes away, 💛🙌🏻
Thank you for britghting up my day with this llovely video! UK is definitely my favorite country, and I'm actually planning a road trip in the Cornwall because of your Great British Adventrure series
I just learned 10 minutes ago that Stonehenge was more adjusted/aligned to winter solstice sunset than summer solstice sunrise. It make sense since sun worship in the north west of Europe was common (later) at winter solstice. That’s also the date “stolen“ by Christianity to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Today the Stonehenge is one degree out of alignment due to earth’s changed angle during 4000 years.
Best explanation so far. Thank you and congratulations.
I saw the Stonehenge quite recently - I had just spent a few days in Cornwall about 6 hours from my house. It was me, my mum and my dog in the car and we were bored stuck in traffic. My mum said "Oh, it's a model of Stonehenge!" and we looked at it for a bit. Then we saw a sign and realised it actually was Stonehenge!
I would love if they repaired stonehenge. I know it might remove some of the oldness of it, but how amazing would it be to see it whole.
They sort of did in the 50s, it used to be a lot more fallen-over. Maybe they could built a complete replica at the visitors centre or something?
Great film Chris. I am old enough to have experienced Stonehenge as a young lad in the 60s with my parents before the ghastly up their arses English Heritage tried to claim copyright on these ancient stones and stop us enjoying them. My Dad took loads of black and white pics of me and mum sitting on the stones. They don't need to be over protected in this heavy handed way - free the stones!! Thanks
Stonehenge is really grand and important piece of history, but why is it left outside like this? Outside, in the fields, under nature's mercy! Not to mention how every year people can just go there and touch the stones without anyone in charge? Shouldn't the real Stonehenge been kept in a museum and replace them with replicas? The British museum perhaps? They keep the Parthenon Marbles there, (2000 miles away from their home) for that exact same reason. So they won't be destroyed from pollution or erosion etc. Does the British Government care more about Greece's history and culture than their own?
P.S. Great video and very informative, thank you Chris!
I love Stonehenge as the angel of the north
How could anyone post a hate comment on this? Chris seems like a generally nice person
Great video and a super addictive channel! Great job, I’ve been hooked on watching your videos for some time now, and I’m so happy every time I see a new one😍 Keep up the good work with this great content and stop motion style :))
10000 PEOPLE! Ooh the old days when you could see people
Happy anniversary of this video! 🥳🥳🥳
Me and my class just watched this 😄
WHY DIDN'T I GO I LIVE SO CLOSE!!!!!
and you could've signed me an autograph :(
Remember, there is always next year! You'll get another chance
Hanna Boville if he goes
@@hannaboville172 oh no
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I'm glad I live in Canterbury
Hey Chris! I love your videos and remember when you had Reggie and 10k subscribers, after hearing about Reggie, your channel started to rapidly grow! Sorry if this brought sad thoughts but I remember watching your videos about the sign and making the golden gate bridge for Reggie, I hope you reach 1M!
Thanks, glad you've stuck around so long! :)
Stonehenge is a magical gateway to different Dimensions
I'm from Northern Minnesota, up by the Canadian border where wolves and bears abound and there is enough snow to make SNOWHENGE whuch we have done and ut gets a lot of attention. Not as much as STONEHENGE does, but hey at least it's something.
Really Interesting Chris. I learned something new today. Thank you!
Thanks a lot! :)
2:57 they believes that they transport that from wales to Anglo-Saxon England using a rolling chunks of tree woods and they hammered by stone hammer too
Chris: Why is Stonehenge here?
Conspiracy theoretics : *X-FILES THEME SONG STARTS PLAYING
I'm an American, but I know how Stonehenge was made. Merlin the Magician floated the stones into their standing position :)
One for the bucket list I think and I live not very far from it!
This kinda reminds me about how every year (I think ) with the aztect temple. The sun lines up with it just right so it apears a snake is slithering down the stairs
I never knew this - that sounds so cool!
Maybye you could do a video about (I don't know ) ypu can look up videos about it's very interesting to me
What an interesting video! Keep up the great work! Oh, and how are the kitties? ❤️
Thanks a lot - they're both great thanks, will have a video on them within a couple of weeks :)
Half-Asleep Chris, yay!
Looking at the photos of Stonehenge, I think that this is not a sundial or structure for astronomical observations. This is the remnant of a huge building from which only the most durable elements of the structure have survived. Imagine a huge wooden building with a roof that is gigantic for those prehistoric times, something like a stadium at that time, supported by appropriate, perhaps too massive but necessary, stone supports. Humanity has always been fascinated by gigantic structures like the Egyptian pyramids, which were to bear witness to greatness and strength. In summary, it is a remnant of a great structure whose wooden or other non-durable elements have decayed.
I know how stonehenge was built. Merlin The magician floated the stones into their position. Here in Minnesota, we got enough snow one year to build SNOWHENGE. :)
They're having a party in an ancient stracture, i wish there's one in the great wall of china, and inside the pyramid. (i don't think this is right)
(me neither .3.)
Stonehenge is 265,000 years old +/- 1200 years, the outer ring of stones precisely predicted Lunastices, major lunar standstill extremes of the moon's orbit that occur every 18.6 years. This is important, and the reason Stonehenge was built, because during Grand Solar Minimum (GSM) with magnetic reversal (loss of Earth's protective field) Earth crust deformations take place resulting in new "True North" locations (5 across Greenland in the past 300,000 years). Stonehenge was built at higher latitude 61.3 degrees, where the inner stones precisely align with solstices and equinoxes. For mathematical proof TH-cam Mario Buildreps channel search "Stonehenge Mystery Solved." Search TH-cam "Sun Dagger Explorer" for Chaco Canyon, New Mexico Observatory that also tracks Lunastices, when the earthquakes, tsunamis and Earth crust deformations take place (GSM). Cosmic ray flux heats high silica magma, the only time (GSM) the big cone volcanoes erupt VEI 6 and above. At major lunar standstill Earth's Moon is 5.3 degrees out of alignment with Earth's rotation, causing brief acceleration and then deceleration perturbing the crust movement that freezes into a new true north at end of GSM.
It's so important, because one of the funniest gags in 'Spinal Tap' centered around it!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY.That give our ancestors the strength to make our historical stone hedges
Chris keep it up your so clever I’d never get this far but you are so talented 🎉❤
5:31 if I was there then I would be saying good morning to everyone
I found the hidden tapir in the corner at 2:00
I love this so cool I can’t believe that you are allowed in the stone circle amazing
That part where he says "on a wonderful year miserable British morning" is awesome.
Wonderful! Thanks for the link Sandy.
Thanks Chris. That was so neat to see and so informative. I learned a lot! :) And weren't the sheep adorable! :) The photography of the sun rising was really beautiful. :)
Thanks a lot! We were lucky enough to have perfectly clear skies, but some morning mist on the fields below - made for an amazing sunrise / photos :)
I found Tapir!!
2:00
Its on the stone on the right
I went twice for the summer solstice, three times for the spring equinox and one for the autumn equinox ceremony/gathering.
I went there for the first time and found to be most amazing and spiritual place. I felt there was a some sort of energy around them. I had no idea I would feel like this. I have traveled around the world but nothing equal stonehenge.
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