Stonehenge
The Ancients
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The Sarsen's Circle at Stonehenge
The outer Sarsen's circle at Stonehenge is made up of 30 upright and 30 lintels. Each upright stone has two little knobs on the top, over that slot one end each of two lintels which then join a jointed together as well. So there are both vertical joints and more which we tentacle mortars and chin and joints after the terms that we use in woodworking. The whole thing is completely over-engineered but they built it so precisely to align with the solstice.
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