Stonehenge

= History =

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. Stonehenge is one of the most famous sites in the world. It is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of a large standing stones .It is at the center of the biggest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, in England, including several hundred burial mounds. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage (is a public body that takes care of the monumental environment of England)



= Characteristics =


 * Made of igneous rock.


 * North entrance was widened.


 * No written records.


 * Built with post and lintel.


 * Used as a religious site.


 * Stones weighed four tons.


 * More than 20 different stones.


 * Each monolith measures two meters high.


 * Parallel pair of ditches and banks lead to the river Avon.


 * It`s 33 meters (108 ft) diameter circle of standing stones.


 * Stones are fashioned with mortise and tenon ( joint used for building).


 * Place of burial (was date with the sarsen stones of the monument ).


 * The design includes celestial observatory function that allowed prediction of eclipsew and equinox.

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= People and places =

Wiltshire: Where Stonehenge is located. It’s a ceremonial county in England. It`s characterized by its high down lands and valleys. This county is famous because in the Salisbury Plain you can find the Stonehenge and an the Avonbury stone circles. This is also the main training area of the U.K British army. Durrington Walls: Is a henge that is thought to be a complementary monument of Stonehenge Mike Parker Pearson: Is a professor of archeology in Sheffield university in England. He`s is part of the Stonehenge riverside project and has lead many excavations in the site. Boscombe Bowmen: group of men buried in Stonehenge.

Karla Maria Paiz Gomez. Ana Paula Bellamy. Sebastian Molina.