STONEHENGE Stonehenge is surely Britain’s greatest national icon‚ symbolizing mystery‚ power and endurance. Its original purpose is unclear to us‚ but some have speculated that it was a temple made for the worship of ancient earth deities. It has been called an astronomical observatory for marking significant events on the prehistoric calendar. Others claim that it was a sacred site for the burial of high-ranking citizens from the societies of long ago. While we can’t say with any degree of certainty
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Stonehenge Though Stonehenge is iconic of the entire Mysteries of the ancient world genre of speculation‚ it isn’t a mystery at all. Stonehenge is a reflection of the spectacular capacities of human beings to produce monumental structures through collective labor. Stonehenge is certainly the most elaborate and complex of the megalithic stone circles and appears to have been a pilgrimage site‚ not just for the ancient farmers who lived in the south of England but perhaps for people across
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Stonehenge The background of Stonehenge’s megalithic properties and astronomical history may lead to a better understanding of the ancestors that originally built them. Located in Wilshire‚ England‚ Stonehenge is Britain’s greatest national icon and one of the most highly visited ruins around the world. The underlying history and its purpose have left skeptics to question its true stance in history‚ and scientists to find unequivocal truth of how it was used. The construction of Stonehenge must
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Stonehenge: More than just a few stones In England stands one of the eight wonders of the world‚ Stonehenge. Visitors from all over come to see the remarkable mystery. Stonehenge is located in the open land of Salisbury Plain two miles west of the town Amesbury‚ Wiltshire‚ in Southern England. Theories about who built Stonehenge have included the Druids‚ Greeks‚ Phoenicians‚ or the Atlanteans (Stone). It consists of a series of structures that include stones‚ earth‚ and timber. The structure took
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Stonehenge Thesis: Stonehenge was built by the Early Britons. With the evidence at hand‚ the Early Britons even though they have few writings and less proof of mathematical ingenuity seem to have built Stonehenge. Introduction I. Who A. Legends of Who Built Stonehenge 1. Devil1 a. Heel Stone i. Thrown at fleeing priest ii. Has indent today b. Woman in Ireland 2. Merlin a. King Ambrosius2 b. "Dance of Giants"3 c. Merlin = (?) Myrddin4 B. Early Britons5
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The Stonehenge original purpose may never be truly known but even so‚ archaeologists have thought up of theories to why this monument was erected. The most influential theories explain that the monument may have been to keep track of the movement of the sun‚ as a cemetery for the elite‚ a healing place‚ or a team building exercise. The Stonehenge is located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire‚ England. It is believed that construction started around 3000 B.C.‚ in the Neolithic Period‚ and lasted through
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Salisbury Cathedral: The Birth of English Gothic Architecture Rising four hundred and four feet above the Salisbury Plain in England‚ one can see the tip of the tallest spire in all of Britain. Below the spire lies a Cathedral of unmatched grandeur. The first stone for the Salisbury Cathedral was laid in 1220‚ and it was finished only thirty-eight years later in 1258. For the first time in history‚ ground was broken for an early Christian cathedral because the Salisbury Cathedral
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Stonehenge Stonehenge is a huge megalithic monument situated on Salisbury Plain‚ Mid-Wiltshire‚ England. The ruins of Stonehenge contain stones from three stages of building. These stages took place over a period of roughly 1600 years from 3100 BC to 1500 BC (Chippindale‚ 1983:271). Stonehenge has been severely damaged by things as different as tourists to weather. What it is today is quite different from what scientists suggest it may have looked like when it was finished (Fig1 and Fig2). Since
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are accurately depicted based off of the actual Salisbury Cathedral. Construction for the Salisbury Cathedral started in the 13th century; in 1220 on April 28th‚ the foundation stones for the cathedral were placed. About a century later‚ the spire was added on top of the cathedral. This is the time period that the book takes place. The spire in the novel was added on top of the cathedral 150 years later. Similarly‚ the spire was added to the Salisbury Cathedral approximately over a century later. In
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The Solving of Stonehenge The monument known as Stonehenge has been standing for hundreds of years in England. The mysteries surrounding the monument are seemingly never ending and always changing or being revised. Researchers and archeologists are constantly looking for‚ studying‚ and digging for the answers to Stonehenge’s many mysteries. In light of that‚ the research and scholarship surrounding Stonehenge seems also to be never ending. Therefore‚ it is necessary to discuss the history behind
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