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Carhenge. Carhenge is a replica of England's Stonehenge located near the city of Alliance, Nebraska, in the High Plains region of the United States. Instead of being built with large standing stones, as is the case with the original Stonehenge, [1] Carhenge is formed from vintage American automobiles, all covered with gray spray paint.
Stonehenge replica Wally Wallington is a retired construction worker from Lapeer County, Michigan , who has demonstrated methods for a single person to achieve the construction and manipulation of massive monoliths.
A Stonehenge replica is located on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Ector County, US. About twenty stone blocks, similar in size, shape, and appearance to the ancient Stonehenge, were unveiled in the summer of 2004. Foamhenge is a full-size, astronomically aligned Stonehenge made out of foam in Virginia, US. [4]
A new study shows that the tectonic plates near Rujm el-Hiri, a bfafling Sea of Galilee monument, have moved every year for over 4,000 years.
The theories surrounding Stonehenge are many, but according to one noted curator and critic, for the most part they have one significant flaw -– they're not looking up. Says Julian Spalding ...
Foamhenge at night. Foamhenge was created in 2004 by Mark Cline of Enchanted Castle Studios as an April Fool's Day stunt to generate tourism. The idea for Foamhenge came to Mark in 1998, when he was inspired by 16-foot-tall (4.9 m) foam blocks that he saw at a local insulation manufacturer.
Bamahenge is a full-scale replica of Stonehenge, measuring 21 feet (6.4 m) tall and 104 feet (32 m) across. [3] Like Stonehenge, the installation is oriented so that the sun rises over the center of three lintels on the outer markers on the summer solstice. [1]
Stonehenge's "altar stone" likely originated in present-day Scotland, a study found. It raises questions about how ancient humans transported the stone such a long distance.