Researchers: Stonehenge is Female Genitalia!

[Imran Siddiqui]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science...eut/index.html

TORONTO, Canada (Reuters) -- Stonehenge is a massive female fertility symbol, according to Canadian researchers who think they have finally solved the mystery of the ancient monument in southern England.

In the arrangement of the stones, the researchers say they have spotted the original design: female genitalia.

The theory is laid out in a paper entitled "Stonehenge: a view from medicine" in the July issue of Britain's Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

"To the builders of the henge, the most critical events in life were birth and death," Anthony Perks, a retired professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of British Columbia, wrote in the paper.

He noted there was no evidence of tombs built by the original builders.

"Of birth, we could expect little evidence. However, evidence may be there but so large as to be overlooked."

Viewed from above, Perks suggests Stonehenge's inner bluestone circle represents the labia minora and the giant outer sarsen stone circle is the labia majora. The altar stone is the clitoris and the open center is the birth canal.

"Could the outer avenue of Stonehenge...represent the way by which new life entered?" the article wondered, adding that when comparing "the layout of the henge with the anatomy of the human vulva. There is a distinct similarity."

Perks, who is traveling in England, could not be reached for comment.

The mysterious ancient monument on Salisbury Plain is recognized around the world for its circle of standing stones.

Perks said the ancient sacrificed child found at nearby Woodhenge bolsters his theory and said an excavation at Stonehenge could produce a similar find.

"In ancient societies, ideas of a dominant creator, a Mother or Earth Goddess, were widespread," Perks wrote.

"If ideas of Earth Mother originated with, or were shared by, the people of the henge, Stonehenge could represent, symbolically, the opening by which Earth Mother gave birth to the plants and animals on which the ancient people so depended.

"The henge would honor her for giving them both life and livelihood."

Scholars say Stonehenge, a World Heritage site, was built between 3000 and 1600 BC. For a time, it was used for ceremonial burials of local chieftains. Theories for why it was built range from a temple, an astronomy site, and a variety of spiritual and temporal purposes.

David Batchelor, an archeologist with English Heritage, which manages the prehistoric site, was hardly convinced by the latest speculation.

"I would be skeptical of that...but the Stonehenge people are entitled to draw whatever conclusions they wish. Some are more probable than others," he said.

"The only thing we can know with certainty is that we will never know why they built it. All we are left with is what has survived 5,000 years of time."

-- CNN.com Senior Writer Richard Stenger contributed to this report.

All this questioning of whether it was a clock or burial chamber and now this comes out . I wonder when religious fundys will try to block it on tv .

[connorkimbro]

this explains those strange urges i get everytime i see pictures of stonehenge. . .

[dannubis]

i wonder where the male equivalent ended up ...

[Gangerolf]

oh baby

[Q Classic]

i dunno, seems a bit hard to me, don't you think?

[Harovan]

Originally posted by dannubis
i wonder where the male equivalent ended up ...

It was erected 1889 and is called Eiffel Tower.

Ummm.... and on the thread topic....

[Makeo]

Attention Mods. Gangerolf is posting pictures of porn..!!

[FrustratedPoet]

Those researchers should get out more.

They should also try and date better looking women. Preferably ones without grey, crumbling, deformed and ancient genitalia.

[Dauphin]

Is this all an excuse to boost the calles to surround the henges with trees and bushes?

[Imran Siddiqui]

i dunno, seems a bit hard to me, don't you think?

Are you talking about yourself or the claim?

[Harovan]

Are there hills nearby, which could be discovered as breasts?

[FrustratedPoet]

Predicted Dissident post: "Sure she might be 3000 years old now, but I would have done her when she was younger."

[Sava]

Good story Imran... and what a coincidence... you're a pu**y too.


JK GOOD BUDDY!

[Q Classic]

Are you talking about yourself or the claim?

well, those things are made of rock. last time i checked, girls arent...

[Solly]

It's random, that's all.

[Al B. Sure!]

the male equivalent is obviously in DC... come on people... use your brains...

[Sava]

Canada has the biggest male equivalent in Toronto. Those damn Canadians... they have an inferiority complex for building that monstrousity.

[MRT144]

Originally posted by Sava
Canada has the biggest male equivalent in Toronto. Those damn Canadians... they have an inferiority complex for building that monstrousity.

says the man living of the shadow of the sears tower, john hancock center, and standard oil building.

[Sava]

says the man living of the shadow of the sears tower, john hancock center, and standard oil building.

says the man living in the shadow of that huge tower in seattle

[MRT144]

that was for the worlds fair. its legit.

[Q Classic]

say, sava, you know that smurfitt-stone building (or whatever it's called), the one that some call the vagina building?

you know which one i'm talking about, that tower with the sloped diamond at the top. does that look like a vagina to you?

doesn't to me. if it really were a vagina building, it wouldn't be an erect tower...

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Those "researchers" have arrived at that opinion by completely failing to take into account all the outliers and surrounding wood-works. Unless they're meant represent pubic lice and genital piercings, of course....

[Japher]

Anthony Perks, a retired professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of British Columbia, wrote in the paper.

Seeing as the claim was made by an OB/GYN I here by denounce this outrageous explination as false; we all know what they always think about. Seriously, I bet Dr. Perks can't look at a donut without getting horny...

Besides, do you really think druids would know the inner working of the female body? (Legit question)

Also, would they go as far as to make a monument out of one of them? Why would they do so?

[Sava]

say, sava, you know that smurfitt-stone building (or whatever it's called), the one that some call the vagina building?

you know which one i'm talking about, that tower with the sloped diamond at the top. does that look like a vagina to you?

doesn't to me. if it really were a vagina building, it wouldn't be an erect tower...

I know which one you are talking about. It does look like a warm love pocket.

[Q Classic]

but you see, the entire thing is still an erection! only a small part of the female genitalia does that, not the whole thing...

now, if it were something like, say, the pentagon with a huge tower at the upper end of it, yeah, maybe then i could see it. (then again, too huge would create questions... ) but most towers of any sort are erections, no matter how their tips are shaped.

[muxec]

Stonehenge is Female Genitalia!

Statue of liberty is Male Genitalia!

[Whaleboy]

Yes!! See, other nations cant match us... our sense of humour has been there for millenia!!!

I wonder what the arse version looks like?

[Gatekeeper]

**shrug** Considering that a significant part of ancient humanity worshipped the power of females to bring life into the world, this latest theory doesn't surprise me one bit.

Makes you wonder what the women did to lose that aura? I mean, the last 2000 years have been patriarchal, not matriarchal.

Gatekeeper

[Boris Godunov]

The male version is in London. It is a very phallic-looking glass building, affectionately known as "The Crystal Phallus."

[Atahualpa]

You are all genitalias