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Stonehenge Pg. 54 Fig. 1-21 |
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Live Impressions: Less grand than it name implies. Although they let you get close it is too claustrophic than t should be. It was so damaged by outsiders. Though it is suppose to be the look into the people long ago, it seems more tainted by us than ever done by them. The great weather was fortunate because it is extremely cold. Also, the photos of excavation showed pictures of earlier people straightening the stones. |
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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 what it was for, we can say that it wasn't constructed for any casual purpose. Only something very important to the ancients would have been worth the effort and investment that it took to construct Stonehenge.The Bluestones About 2,000 BC, the first stone circle (which is now the inner circle), comprised of small bluestones, was set up, but abandoned before completion. The stones used in that first circle are believed to be from the Prescelly Mountains, located roughly 240 miles away, at the southwestern tip of Wales. The bluestones weigh up to 4 tons each and about 80 stones were used, in all. Given the distance they had to travel, this presented quite a transportation problem. |