Stonehenge was based on a 'magical' auditory illusion

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The layout of Stonehenge matches the spacing of loud and quiet sounds created by acoustic interference, new theory claims

The Neolithic builders of Stonehenge were inspired by "auditory illusions" when they drew up blueprints for the ancient monument, a researcher claims.

The radical proposal follows a series of experiments by US scientist Steven Waller, who claims the positions of the standing stones match patterns in sound waves created by a pair of musical instruments.

Waller, an independent researcher in California, said the layout of the stones corresponded to the regular spacing of loud and quiet sounds created by acoustic interference when two instruments played the same note continuously.

In Neolithic times, the nature of sound waves – and their ability to reinforce and cancel each other out – would have been mysterious enough to verge on the magical, Waller said. Quiet patches created by acoustic interference could have led to the "auditory illusion" that invisible objects stood between a listener and the instruments being played, he added.

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i wonder, if Stonehenge was maybe a healing place the sound waves mixing and mingling in ways that boosted healing, since sound waves have extreme effects on being's.
physical and non physical

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