Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic monument on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, consisting of a ring of standing stones, each approximately 4 meters (13 feet) high and 2.1 meters (6.9 feet) wide, weighing about 25 tons. It is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world and, in Zecharia Sitchin's Anunnaki narrative, served as an astronomical observatory within the global Anunnaki network.

Conventional Dating

Mainstream archaeology dates the construction of Stonehenge in three phases: - Phase I (~3100 BCE): Circular ditch and bank (the henge) - Phase II (~3000–2500 BCE): Wooden structures and the Aubrey holes - Phase III (~2500–2000 BCE): The sarsen stones and bluestones

Sitchin's Interpretation

While Sitchin focused primarily on Near Eastern sites, he included Stonehenge in his broader thesis of a global Anunnaki network. Key points:

1. Astronomical Alignments — Stonehenge is precisely aligned to the solstices and key lunar positions, suggesting advanced astronomical knowledge
2. Precessional Marker — Sitchin and other researchers noted that the monument encoded the precessional cycle (25,920 years) and served as a long-term observation post
3. Global Network — Stonehenge was part of a worldwide system of megalithic observatories established by the Anunnaki or their post-flood followers
4. Measuring the Earth — The dimensions and layout of Stonehenge have been linked to geodetic measurements (the Earth's circumference)

The "Heel Stone" and the Solstice

The alignment of the Heel Stone with the rising sun on the summer solstice is the most famous astronomical feature of Stonehenge. Sitchin and others have argued that this alignment would have required centuries of observation to perfect — knowledge that could only have been inherited from a more advanced civilization.

Connection to the Anunnaki Narrative

Sitchin did not claim that the Anunnaki themselves built Stonehenge. Rather, he suggested that:

• The post-flood civilizations (particularly those associated with Enki's son Ishkur/Adad) transmitted astronomical knowledge to northern Europe
• The megalithic builders of Atlantic Europe (including Stonehenge, Avebury, Carnac) preserved fragments of Anunnaki science
• The site's function was calendrical — tracking the NÉRU and Šar cycles for anticipating the return of Nibiru

See Also

• Precession — The precessional cycle
• Calendar — Calendrical systems
• Navigation Beacons — Navigation beacons
• Megalithic Archaeology — Megalithic archaeology
• Tiwanaku — A similar site in South America
• Archeoastronomy Of Giza — Giza's astronomical alignments

Sources

• Sitchin, Z. (1993). When Time Began. Chapter 7.
• Sitchin, Z. (1990). The Lost Realms. Chapter 10.
• Hawkins, G. (1965). Stonehenge Decoded. New York: Doubleday.
• Thom, A. (1967). Megalithic Sites in Britain. Oxford University Press.