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STONEHENGE

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ORIGINS of STONEHENGE
• Earliest construction dated 5,000 years ago
• Built in several stages
• First stage, Neolithic peoples possibly used primitive tools
• Second stage, hoisted stones into circular formation
• Third stage, arranged into trilithons

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HISTORY of STONEHENGE
• Created by Merlin
• Created by the Saxons, Danes, Romans, Greeks or Egyptians
• Created by the Celtic high priest, the Druids, in 17th century
• Created by Neolithic agrarians
• Created by diverse cultures over thousands of years

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FUNCTION of STONEHENGE
• Prehistoric celestial calendar

• Place for celebrations to be held
• Place for religious rituals
• Burial Ground

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WHY is STONEHENGE SACRED
• Sacred burial place

• Place where rituals may have been held
• Sacred place of worship
• Coronation site for royalty

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STONEHENGE USED
TODAY
• Hundreds of people still gather at Stonehenge today to observe the Druid’s traditional worshiping of the winter and summer solstices
• Available to the public for tourism purposes

STONEHENGE VS EGYPTIAN
PYRAMIDS
• Both are mystical structures
• Both constructed from sheer manpower • Unknown how both are formed
• Both serve as burial grounds
• Both line up with the equinoxes
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RELEVANCE in
CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
• Window into past cultures
• Musicians have used
Stonehenge as a backstage
• Housed numerous rock festivals • Has been featured in various radio, television programs, and films
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