"Doctor John" <joh### [at] homecom> schreef in bericht 
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> Right now I'm checking for a hardcopy citation but from Wikipedia comes
> this:
> "The stones were dressed and fashioned with mortise and tenon joints
> before 30 were erected as a 33 metres (110 ft) diameter circle of
> standing stones, with a ring of 30 lintel stones resting on top.
> <snip>
> A total of 74 stones would have been needed to complete the circle and,
> unless some of the sarsens have since been removed from the site, it
> would seem that the ring was left incomplete."
>
> IIRC it was one of the Sheffield team who pointed out the symmetry in
> the present opening and the lack of (backfilled or otherwise) holes for
> the missing sarsens.
>
> If I rediscover the original citation I'll let you know through p.o-t.
>

Thank you! That is an intriguing possibility indeed.

Thomas

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