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| Altar stone - the stone in the middle of the inner horseshoe, so named because when explorers found the stone, it was on the ground like an altar |
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| Amateur - someone who is inexperienced |
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| Archaeologist - a person who digs up ancient artifacts, including bones |
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| Astronomical - relating to the study of celestial bodies including planets, stars, and comets |
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| Aubrey Holes - holes around the monument Stonehenge discovered by John Aubrey |
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| Bluestone - a bluish stone used for the inner horseshoe of Stonehenge |
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| Celts - ancient tribe living about 1000 years after Stonehenge was built; at one time thought to be the builders of Stonehenge |
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| Chronicler - someone who puts events in chronological order, or the order they happened in time |
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| Conquered - the action of conquering, or gaining rule of, in the past tense |
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| Constructed - the past tense form of the word construct, it means to build in the past tense |
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| Druids - the judges and priests of the Celts |
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| Excavation - to excavate, or dig up and restore |
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| Excavator - someone who digs things up, often working with an archaeologist |
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| Heel Stone - a stone standing very close to the road, the midsummer sunrises line up with the Avenue and the Heel Stone |
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| Henge - hanging. Stonehenge means, "hanging stones" |
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| Lichen - a type of fungus which grows on stones |
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| Lintels - the stones which top the sarsens, they are sarsens themselves |
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| Monument - a statue or stone structure that gives tribute to someone or something |
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| Mount Preseli - the mountain in England where the builders of Stonehenge got the bluestones |
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| Myceneans - ancient tribe living in Greece at the time when Stonehenge was built, stone carvings in the sarsens may link builders to this tribe |
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| Observatory - a place to observe something Example: At the observatory we studied the stars in the heavens. |
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| Radiocarbon - a way of using carbon, often to date an object |
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| Sarsen - another name for sandstone, it is used to describe the large stones which made the outer circle and horseshoe of Stonehenge |
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| Sarsen Circle - the outer circle of sarsens at Stonehenge |
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