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Stonehenge. 3000 BC-Present. Mission. My Audience will learn important facts about Stonehenge and will want to find out more about the past. Where and What is it?. English county of W iltshire. Where and What is it?. English county of Wiltshire
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Stonehenge 3000 BC-Present
Mission • My Audience will learn important facts about Stonehenge and will want to find out more about the past.
Where and What is it? • English county of Wiltshire
Where and What is it? • English county of Wiltshire • Composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones.
Who built it? • Danes, Romans, Saxons, Greeks, Atlanteans, Merlin and even Aliens. • Druids • Three Tribes • Neolithic agrarians • The Beaker people • The Wessex Peoples
How was it built? • First Stage • Henge
How was it built? • First Stage • Henge • Second Stage • Wood Posts
How was it built? • First Stage • Henge • Second Stage • Wood Posts • Third Stage • Bluestones • Sarsen Circle • Later Refinement
What was it used for? • Mike Parker Pearson • Ritual landscape • Place of the dead • Geoffrey Wainwright and Timothy Darvill. • A place of healing • Both?
What do you think? Do you think this is important to know the past?
For more Information on Stonehenge see these sites: • http://www.aboutstonehenge.info/index.php?pg=who-built-stonehenge • http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/history.php • http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/stonehenge/map-interactive