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	June 25th, 2012 The mystery of Stonehenge: Solved? Posted about 19 hours ago by The Week to Holy Kaw! Forget the druids and aliens. Scientists in Britain say they've figured out the real story behind the puzzling megalith Stonehenge was built thousands of years ago, and according to new research from the Stonehenge Riverside Project, it was constructed as a monument to unify the people of Stone Age Britain. Photo: Thinkstock/iStockphoto Theories surrounding Stonehenge's origins seem to go back nearly as far as the stones themselves. Over the course of centuries, philosophers, scientists, and innumerable crackpots have tried to decode the meaning of the monument — composed of several enormous stones arranged in a circle thousands of years ago. Some said Stonehenge was brought to the English county of Wiltshire from Ireland by the wizard Merlin; others posited that it was a druidical temple, an architectural paean to the ancient Egyptians, or a kind of calendar; and still others insisted that aliens must have been involved, since prehistoric humans could not possibly have dragged the giant slabs from quarries more than 130 miles away. However, a research team from Britain now says it has the definitive answer to the riddle of Stonehenge. Here, a guide to the findings: Full story at The Week. All the top stories from The Week. 代償 Posted 1 day ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 2 丘を削って街ができた。 It's all about the images [infographic] Posted about 10 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! You’ve heard the old adage “Never judge a book by its cover,” but if recent trends in social media are anything to go on, our gut instinct to do just that is making images more important than ever before. MDG Advertising took a closer look at the effect great images have on how much attention your content garners and the impact appears to be pretty impressive. Via MDG Advertising. Getting the big picture. What your salad dressing says about you [comic] Posted about 9 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! And then there are those of us who forgot the ranch dressing was for salad in the first place… Via Bite. All about the dressing. Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.