Essay On Stonehenge
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There numerous theories about the stonehenge that no one can fully answer.
The stonehenge is located in Stalsburg, England. Conspiracies say it was built 5,000 years by Druids. Others say by the Romans. The Stonehenge is a strange creation and no one really understands the full meaning of why it was built.
There are many theories that flow over the stonehenge such as who built it, when, and why they built it.
The artist of the stonehenge is still trying to be discovered but there have been many rumors to who built it. Given the length of time taken to build the Stonehenge, who could have carried out such a job. The monument was constructed in distinct stages. The theories keep rambling on but they can be very convincing. The most convincing theory is that the monument was built by Britains 5,000 years ago. Earlier theories were that it was constructed by the romans but this theory has been disapproved in the 20th century. So far, the Britain theory is the most believed.
Some say the monument was built by Britains. They believed it was to unify Britain. “Stonehenge required everyone ‘to pull off together’ in ‘act of unification’.” ( Prof. Parker )
The Stonehenge seems to symbolize so much of Britain. Such as researchers believe the rocks symbolize the different communities in Britain. “The whole result of the Construction to Build the Stonehenge was to rejoice Britain.” ( Prof. Parker )
Other hypothesis states the monument was built 4,500/ 5,000 years ago by involving three broadly different groups. The Celts (Druids) who were most people believe built the Stonehenge didn't arrive on the scene until the end of construction. The Druids used the temple of worship and perhaps sacrifice. The second peoples on the site invaded Sal...
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...stones. The Stonehenge was created in many stages. The way they constructed it was used with many rocks. The Bluestones are the smaller rocks in the Stonehenge. The Sarsen stones are the much larger ones. They were all put in during the different stages of the Stonehenge.
The Stonehenge is a theory based piece of art which is on many levels of debates. The two most popular theories are that Three Tribe theory and that the British built it to unify Britain. The time period is mainly estimated at 3000 BC through 2000 BC. They believe the Stonehenge was built in multiple stages all throughout. The influence for why the stonehenge was built is the major question towards the stonehenge. Conspiracies show that the Druids used it for royal purposes to pay off the “Gods”. In the end, the Stonehenge became a Great piece of art with 30 rocks help up vertical and horizontal.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the stonehenge is a strange creation and no one really understands the full meaning of why it was built.
- Explains that the stonehenge was constructed in distinct stages. the most convincing theory is that it was built by britains 5,000 years ago.
- Explains that the stonehenge was built by britains. they believed it was to unify britain.
- Explains that the stonehenge is a strange creation and no one really understands the full meaning of why it was built.
- Explains that the stonehenge was constructed in distinct stages. the most convincing theory is that it was built by britains 5,000 years ago.
- Explains that the stonehenge was built by britains. they believed it was to unify britain.
- Explains that the stonehenge was built 4,500/5,000 years ago by three broadly different groups: the celts (druids) who were most people believe built the monument; the second people invaded salisbury plain around 2,000 bc.
- Opines that the most perplexing mystery is discovering the creator of stonehenge. when scientists and researchers disagree on some conspiracies, they try to declare the evidence false.
- Explains that the stonehenge was built by druids, beakers, and wessex during the time of unification with britain.
- Explains that the druids were the first to build the stonehenge, followed by the beaker people around 2200 bc. the wessex had the third and final stage of construction.
- Explains that the british arrived in england between 2300 bc and 2200 bc. they believed constructing the stonehenge would help unify britain.
- Explains why the stonehenge was built is questioned worldwide. the druids used it for royal purposes, the beaker people for burials, and the british use it to unify all of britain.
- Explains that many scholars believe that stonehenge was used as a place for worship. perhaps it was to pay homage to the moon or sun gods.
- Explains that people believe alien intervention was what built the stonehenge. they conclude that mere men could never have built it.
- Explains that stonehenge is made up of 30 stones put into 1 full circle. the theme all around was to reunite britain.
- Explains that the stonehenge was constructed with many types of rocks, including the bluestones and sarsen stones.
- Explains that the stonehenge is a theory based piece of art which is on many levels of debates.
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- Explains that stonehenge's outer ring, also known as the "sarsen circle," consists of several upright sandstone stones. mortise-and-tendon joints were used to secure the lintel sections.
- Describes the inner horseshoe arrangement of five paired lintel-topped uprights, which dominates the center of stonehenge.
- Explains that the bluestones arrived on salisbury plain in 2800-2700 bce in either the unfinished circle or the incomplete horseshoe open to the south-west. a century later, the great sarsen circle was constructed.
- Explains that the purpose of erecting stonehenge as well as the identity of the person(s) responsible for its creation is a mystery.
- Explains that gerald hawkins recognized twenty-four lines of sight amongst the stones, and later discovered that these lines pointed to significant astronomical events.
- Explains that the actual motions of the sun and moon are reflected in the structure of stonehenge, and we can reason how it may have been used to keep track of these cycles.
- Analyzes how a popular fable that explains the purpose and origin of stonehenge associates the stone circles with the legend of king arthur.
- Explains that anthony perks, a professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology at the university of british columbia in vancouver, believes stonehenge was inspired by the sexual anatomy of the female body.
- Explains that perks' anatomical conjectures support his theory that stonehenge was a representation of an earth mother goddess.
- Opines that stonehenge may have been a center for worship for neolithic people to reaffirm their religious beliefs through ritual practices. british antiquarian dr. william stukeley's theory was later proved to be false.
- Argues that the romans did not set foot on the british isles until the late first century bce, nearly two thousand years after the construction of stonehenge.
- Explains the origin of the sarsen stones, and the highly prized bluestones from preseli mountain range, which the building crew plundered for stonehenge's construction.
- Explains that a systematic archaeological search of the preselis was undertaken to look for signs that the stonehenge bluestones might have been quarried or removed.
- Argues that stonehenge's massive bluestones were transported hundreds of miles to salisbury plain by hand and not by glaciers as aubrey burl has claimed.
- Opines that the intrigue and fascination that accompanies the existence of stonehenge will surely remain.
1906 wordsRead More - Stone Hengecomparative essayMan has always been interested in mystery. Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious places that man has been interested in. Construction began on Stonehenge at about 2200 B.C. (Abels 9). The origin and uses of Stonehenge are still a great mystery.
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- Describes stonehenge's five types of stone circles: outer sarsen circle, outer bluestone circles, inner blue horseshoe, and the altar stone.
- Explains that stonehenge was once used as a temple, burial site, and sundial.
- Explains that stonehenge was used as a sundial or calendar to tell the time. the druids were celts who arrived in europe around 500 b.c.
- Describes stonehenge's five types of stone circles: outer sarsen circle, outer bluestone circles, inner blue horseshoe, and the altar stone.
- Explains that stonehenge was once used as a temple, burial site, and sundial.
- Explains that stonehenge was used as a sundial or calendar to tell the time. the druids were celts who arrived in europe around 500 b.c.
- Explains that stonehenge was built in the stone age about 2200 b.c. and was enclosed by a dirt bank.
- Explains that stonehenge is the oldest pre-historic structure in western europe.
- Concludes that the source and uses of stonehenge are still an immense mystery.
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