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According to the article Stonehenge
and the Rings of Rock, Stonehenge is
one of the best preserved and oldest structures on earth. There
were 80 stones 4,000 years ago, now there are only 17 today. You are
probably asking what kinds of stones were in Stonehenge, and where did
they all go? Construction on Stonehenge began 4,000 years ago (1 and
2). According to the book Mysteries
of History, the
two
main stones in Stonehenge are the sarsen stone and the bluestone, some
of these
rocks are 25 tons in weight . The first big scientific studies on
Stonehenge began in the 19th century. Stonehenge is at the age of 4,000
years old and still one of the most fascinating structures on earth(
rob 26 and 27 and 30). |
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According
to the book Mysteries
of History, the
first big studies on Stonehenge
began in the 19th century by
Alexander Thom [a professor of engineering at Oxford University] and
his team. Once he started excavations of Stonehenge uncovered small
14ft by 16ft houses with a huge fire hearth in the center of the
house. The walls of the small house were made of either wattle or daub
with the roofs made of grass or tree bark( rob 26 and 27) . According
to a website article Stonehenge
and the Rings of Rock,
Stonehenge is known as a
henge site because of a surviving circular earthen wall and ditch.
Stonehenge served as a burial grounds for late Neolithic farmers(1). |
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| According to
the article Stonehenge
and the Rings of Rock,
the two main stones in Stonehenge
are the sarsen stone and the bluestone. Some of the stones weighed over
25 tons and traveled over 18 miles away(1and 2).According to the book
article Mysteries
of History,
the bluestone stones in
Stonehenge were brought from the Priscella's Mountains in southwestern
wales (rob 30). According to the article Stonehenge, the Druids
dragged stones on wooden sledges to get to the site
of where Stonehenge was being built (sha 1). According to the article Stonehenge
and the rings of Rock,
today there is a stone in the
center of everything that dominates the area today. When pulling the
rocks from 18 miles away teams of a few hundred people worked to shape,
transport, and erecte the stones (1,3). |
According to the
article Stonehenge
and the Rings of Rock ,
construction on Stonehenge
began 4,000 years ago by the druids
and Neolithic farmers living nearby. In 1500 B.C. Stonehenge consisted
of just a circular ditch and a raised bank on the side of the ditch.
Neolithic farmers dug out 56 holes in a circle format and a ditch 330
feet in width. Those 56 holes now are called the Aubrey holes in
Stonehenge. Today, Stonehenge is not a monument standing alone( 1,2,and
3).
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According to the book Mysteries
of History, what kinds of stones were in Stonehenge? The British
Celts were a tribe
in Great Britain who helped build this monument, Stonehenge. The
bluestone is an less elaborate set of stones than the sarsen stones.
The sarsen stone is really just a type of limestone (ste 26,27,and 30).
So, where did the
63 other stones go? I guess that is for you to find out.
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