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Offline TomSea

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Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« on: May 10, 2019, 08:53:30 am »
This piece apparently found it's way to Florida but has been returned.

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Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
    By  kevin lam

LONDON — May 8, 2019

 For decades, a missing piece of sarsen stone from England’s famed Stonehenge monument was thought to have been lost during archaeological excavations. This week, the organization that takes care of Stonehenge announced the missing stone had been returned by a man living in Florida.

Researchers say the discovery could help uncover the origin of Stonehenge, which dates back to 3000 BC and is one of the world’s most visited ancient monuments.

“The last thing we ever expected was to get a call from someone in America telling us they had a piece of Stonehenge,” said Heather Sebire, the Stonehenge curator for English Heritage, the caretaker organization.


Watercolor showing 1958 excavations.

Read more at: https://abcnews.go.com/International/missing-piece-stonehenge-returned-60-years/story?id=62903829



In the past, an article was posted how there is actually a Stonehenge in Italy as well.

https://www.thelocal.it/20170105/calendar-6000bc-discovered-gela-italy-archaeology
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'Sicilian Stonehenge' discovered by amateur archaeologists
The Local

5 January 2017

09:38 CET+01:00

A group of friends stumbled across an unusual arrangement of stones in Sicily, which experts have now confirmed form a prehistoric sundial dating back to the Bronze Age.

"Making an archaeological discovery is in itself an important event, but to be part of one of the most sensational finds in recent years fills me with pride," said Giuseppe La Spina, one of the group which made the discovery.

He added that the fact the sundial was located in Gela, the town on Sicily's southern coast where he was born, "makes me very emotional".


http://www.visitsicily.info/en/argimusco-the-stonehenge-of-sicily/
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2019, 02:09:50 pm »
Florida man stole part of Stonehenge?

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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2019, 06:59:47 pm »
That Florida man is everywhere!

As an aside, we'll be visiting Stonehenge in September. I don't have much interest in it, but Mr. M always has wanted to see it (with or without its missing bits).  :shrug:
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2019, 07:23:14 pm »
He must have been working on it in 1958 and he was 30, here he returns it and he's 90 years old. Pretty amazing.
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2019, 07:57:41 pm »


I'm glad it found its way back....
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2019, 08:16:40 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on May 10, 2019, 02:09:50 pm
Florida man stole part of Stonehenge?

 9999what

No, British man who stole the core from Stonehenge, moved to Florida.
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2019, 08:18:10 pm »
Quote from: truth_seeker on May 10, 2019, 08:16:40 pm
No, British man who stole the core from Stonehenge, moved to Florida.

It was a lot funnier the way I did it. 
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2019, 08:34:08 pm »
Quote from: TomSea on May 10, 2019, 07:23:14 pm
He must have been working on it in 1958 and he was 30, here he returns it and he's 90 years old. Pretty amazing.

Well, not that amazing.  Who needs a piece of Stonehenge after age 90?  He was probably done with it.
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2019, 09:18:28 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on May 10, 2019, 08:18:10 pm
It was a lot funnier the way I did it.
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2019, 11:29:01 pm »
Quote from: massadvj on May 10, 2019, 08:34:08 pm
Well, not that amazing.  Who needs a piece of Stonehenge after age 90?  He was probably done with it.

   There's a pill for that now.

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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2019, 11:40:19 am »
Quote from: corbe on May 10, 2019, 11:29:01 pm
   There's a pill for that now.



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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2019, 10:46:32 pm »
How large "a piece" of Stonehenge could one remove from the place, and how would they get it to America?

The source article shows this:


But it's unclear if that is actually "the piece" in question.
« Last Edit: May 12, 2019, 02:01:29 am by Mod5 »
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2019, 01:30:29 am »
Quote from: TomSea on May 10, 2019, 08:53:30 am
This piece apparently found it's way to Florida but has been returned.



In the past, an article was posted how there is actually a Stonehenge in Italy as well.

https://www.thelocal.it/20170105/calendar-6000bc-discovered-gela-italy-archaeology

http://www.visitsicily.info/en/argimusco-the-stonehenge-of-sicily/

Uhhh,the one in Italy is just a pile of rocks
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2019, 02:02:26 am »
There's henges all over western Europe - even in Holland.
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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2019, 02:09:46 am »
Everybody Must Get Stoned


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Re: Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2019, 03:14:28 am »
Quote from: mountaineer on May 10, 2019, 06:59:47 pm
That Florida man is everywhere!

As an aside, we'll be visiting Stonehenge in September. I don't have much interest in it, but Mr. M always has wanted to see it (with or without its missing bits).  :shrug:

Best part of visiting Stonehenge was calling my roommate while he was on his roughly hour long commute to a job he hated.

Me:  "... On your way into the office?"
B: "Yeah, BLEEP.  I BLEEP hate that place.  [Sounds of chain smoking]  Where you at?"
Me:  "Stonehenge"
B:  "BLEEP you!  [Lots of other BLEEP].  [Sounds of chain smoking]  Is Greg with you?"
Me:  "Yeah"
B: "Well tell him he can go BLEEP himself in the ... [Lots of other BLEEP]"
Me:  "Well, my work is done.  Have fun today"
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