Stonehenge in England
Qarahunj in Armenia
These two memorials, Stonehenge in England and Karahunj in Armenia date to ancient times and have a historical similarity, scientists state. Stonehenge is located in the nearby area of British Salisbury city. This ancient memorial is made up of standing stoneblocks which are said to reflect mystic sounds, not enough comprehensible for visitors.
The Armenian memorial, Qarahunj, is situated in nearby vicinity of Goris city and covers a territory of over 7 hectars. Armenian complex monument is a combination of about 223 vertical stones. The site was used as an ancient observatory. Some of the stones were found to have holes pierced in them, which were used, as assumed by experts, for measuring latitude, distances, time, learning the shapes of the Earth. Experts also unravelled, that the ancient civilization used it for creating rather an accurate calendar.
It is an acknowledged fact that Qarahunj predates the Stonehenge in England. The Armenian memorial has a history of 7500 years, whereas the Stonehenge – a history of 3500. The experts and scientists continue in parallel the studies of British and Armenian stone complexes, trying to conceive the imperceptible link between these two mystic complexes.
Thus, the studies have unravelled, that Qarahunj complex memorial with its rough-cut stones and holes was used as an astronomic observatory for the Sun, Moon and stars. As based on some other discoveries of scientists, the memorial was a pagan temple with centralized location. Its main difference with Stonehenge is in the asymmetry of its blocks. Qarahunj’s stones are more irregularly disseminated.
As for the Stonehenge, some other assumptions have been put forward in connection with it. As per studies, dating to 2008, some archaeological evidences says that this prehistoric monument served as a burial underground together with its surroundings. The cremated remains, tracked on the spot, indicated so. Whereas its central stoneblock was assumed to be used as an altar.
Qarahunj’s dating to earlier time-period in comparison with the Stonehenge sparked blooming interest among international experts and scientists. In spite of scant resources, it is presumed that Qarahunj served as one of the oldest observatories for an ancient civilization, as said above, and thus meant its cradle. Qarahunj’s stones are also attributed with mystic and cosmic powers.
The Stonehenge was also noted with its interpretation similarity to Qarahunj. It is notable that the Stonehenge had an interesting interpretation in Old British. It was named as Callanish (Old Britanny «Caranish» which coincides with the Armenian version).
The similarity of these two memorials has sparked and continues to be in the overall centre of attention among scientific circles and tourists. Sightseeing tours are regularly organized to the spot both in England and in Armenia.
One may visit Stonehenge directly from London, where the visitors may be picked up from hotels. While preparing your stay at London, you may consider Umi Hotel 3-star hotel for an option or even cheaper one, King Solomon hotel .
Tourists with an aim to admire Qarahunj are invited to take part in tours, regularly being organized to this historical spot. Don’t forget to think over an accommodation variant prior to heading. As a variant, one may book Hotel Mana in Goris or look for some other options.
Shortly, the mystic similarity of these two historical venues arises no doubts among the experts – the point is to uncover the exact and precise correlation.
