Discover why Seahenge, or Holme I, was built and where it is today.
Seahenge, an ancient timber circle on the Norfolk coast, partially submerged in tidal waters. The structure consists of a central upturned tree stump surrounded by a ring of wooden posts. Fifty-five oak posts had been situated in a 15-foot-wide circle, and an upturned tree stump was planted in the middle.. While the monument has been nicknamed Seahenge, scholars referred to it as Holme I, named after the location where it was found.
Without written or physical evidence that confirms how the ancients used Seahenge, scientists will never fully know. Some suggest the logs' close location means they were used as a type of stockade. Nance’s research has found Holme I was built during a stressful time when temperatures were colder. Trying to maintain warmer weather by tricking the cuckoo into remaining might have been the builders’ attempt to stave off winter.
Although Seahenge was originally built in a marsh, coastal erosion meant the landscape around it had changed. By 1998, it was on a sandy beach and submerged underwater during high tide.
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