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Stonehenge

Stonehenge. Ancient, ancient, ancient, and even more ancient. If you ever go to Stonehenge, you will love every minute of it. Awe. Mystery. Fascination. Fear. Grandeur. Unreachability. Unknowability. Stonehenge . Stonehenge.

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Stonehenge

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  1. Stonehenge Ancient, ancient, ancient, and even more ancient. If you ever go to Stonehenge, you will love every minute of it. Awe Mystery Fascination Fear Grandeur Unreachability Unknowability

  2. Stonehenge

  3. Stonehenge • Barrows are ancient burial chambers. There are two main types of barrows: long barrows, built in the Neolithic Period (4000 BCE - 2500BCE) and round barrows, built in the Bronze Age.

  4. Stonehenge The first stage of construction at Stonehenge, when it was just the Bank and Ditch , goes back to the time of the long barrows. However, Stonehenge IV, the "version" that is most famous today, was built at a time when the round barrows were on the decline.

  5. Stonehenge • In Stonehenge's Vicinity • Long Barrows: Long Barrows can be found in Wessex and Sussex, and also in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

  6. Stonehenge • Excavation shows that the person was kept above ground for a time, perhaps on top of a platform, until others died, and the bodies could be put in the barrow and the barrow covered over with earth. The Entrance to West Kennet Long Barrow

  7. Stonehenge • They were used for the burial of important people.

  8. Stonehenge • Round Barrows: Round barrows, built at the time of Stonehenge IV, also surround the area of Stonehenge. In fact, within the Henge's Bank and Ditch are two round barrows.

  9. Stonehenge • There are four types of barrows: bowl, bell, pond, and disc. • As with the long barrows, round ones only housed important People.

  10. Stonehenge • Buried in these barrows often had their possessions about them: daggers, bronze maces, stone battle-axes, in the graves of the men, and in the graves of women, bead necklaces and other ornaments.

  11. Stonehenge • Originally bodies were buried in a crouched position, but later bodies were cremated

  12. Stonehenge • Stonehenge was probably built by the Swiss, Germans, and Austrians. • It has been dated back to 2800 BC and the king’s grave 2300 hundred so… maybe not? Return to Home Page

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