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Megalithic Structures mind-blowing mystery

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The mysterious massive polygonal stonework , best known from Peru, seem to be more common than we previously thought. More similar sites are being discovered around the world and - what is more surprising - they are in plain site but hardly noticed . One of such brilliant sites was presented by Hugh Newman , researcher and broadcaster, owner of the MegalithomaniaUK project: The other great researcher, traveller and author on the subject of megaliths is Brien Foerster whose work is documented on his You Tube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/brienfoerster And here is a summary of his work: The research is not in line with what most of the academic world thinks and publishes.  The independent researchers pinpoint to the fact that those structures could not have been cut out by Bronze Age hand tools. Clearly these mysterious archaic structures were not ancient tombs of the civilisations of Egypt, Peru, Mexico or others, they were adapted by those cultures for their purposes, muc

Wigan - world famous in Orwell's book

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Let's have a look. Visiting small local towns over time gets you the sense how they have changed - for better or worse - and how the times changed, overall. We first visited Wigan in the 2009, and these was an era of the years of New Labour government in the UK so the Northern towns and cities got a boost of money with many redevelopments. The Face of Wigan sculpture was a symbol of those changes in and around Greater Manchester . DW STADIUM We started our second trip to Wigan at the all-important stadium - home of Wigan Athletic FC and Wigan Warriors RLFC , football and rugby teams, that make the fame for the local name. As you can see from the architecture - it has been completed in the era of the New Labour as well, in the 1999. The opening ceremony was held by no other than sir Alex Ferguson , Manchester United most successful. The statue is of Dave Whelan,  the former Wigan Athletic owner, unveiled in 2016, three years after they won the FA Cup . From the stadium we headed