Castlerigg Stone Circle Essay

A Burial Ground: According to a study by archaeologists back in 2013, Stonehenge served as a ‘giant burial ground’ [15]. After working at the site for years, Professor Mike Parker Pearson led an excavation and study into the 50,000 bone fragments belonging to 63 bodies buried around the site. This study uncovered not only uncovered that Stonehenge was built around 2500 BC rather than the previously thought 2700 BC, we now have evidence that the first monument’s (smaller stones [bluestones]) purpose was to serve as a graveyard for a community of what where known as elite families. Research on the sexing of the remains has told us children were buried and that the number of women almost matches those of men. Professor Parker Pearson spoke about the use of DNA extraction on the remains and he said: “At the moment the answer is no to extracting DNA, which might tell us more about these individuals and what the relationship was between them – but who knows in the future?”

The last article talks about the 59th Unnamed Cave, in Florida. This cave is located in the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle. From the dates of the artifacts and the dates of the glyph, the site was occupied in the Late Woodland period. The cave was discover in 2007 when a group of cave explorer saw fine engravings on the wall. This site was the first cave art site that was found in Florida and it is the second rock art site that was found in the states. Rock art is very rare in Florida, but now with the site found there is a wider perspective on the importance of rock art. The site did not only include the petroglyph drawing of the past, but it included some artifacts that was use to help date the time that the cave was occupied.

The Sarsen Circle at one time had 30 upright sandstones but now only 17 left. They are approximately 13 feet tall and 6.5 feet wide at the bottom and 3 feet towards the top which is thicker and taper. Also adding sarsen lintels to the top that have been shaped to fit the curve of the circle. Their length ranged in about 10 feet and 6 inches. Eventually in sub-phase 3iv, the Bluestone Oval and the Bluestone circle was added that was consisted of igneous rocks including dolerites, rhyolites, and volcanic ash. Finally, in the last sub-phase 3vi, the Slaughter Stone, Avenue, Heel Stone, and Altar Stone were added. The Slaughter Stone is on the northeast side that is the entrance. The Avenue extends north to east from the break in the bank-and-ditch. Along side of this was the Heel Stone which is abut 20 feet tall, including the 4 feet underground. Now the stone leans vertical but it use to stand upright. The Altar stone is about 16 feet long, 3 feet and 6 inches wide, and 1 foot and 9 inches thick. Its placement is embedded in the ground in front of the central and largest trilithon pair. The stone is supposedly suppose to be a Cosheston Bed Sandstone from

“The First Stone” is written by Don Aker and this book is based on two teenagers who have suffered very painful past. They both have lost one of their loved ones in their past. The main character is Reef’s whose parents and grandparents die when he was young. He was left to many foster homes because of his past. He got anger issues since his parents and grandparents died. He made very inappropriate decision that leads him to court and then to North Hills. Now he has to respect other and follows the rules in order to stay away from jail. I believe Reef could have changed his past. By his action, behavior and language but since he didn’t help himself, he now has to face his

This study is focus on the 11th Unnamed Cave in Tennessee. This cave was the first of its kind because this cave is the only one that was found to contain pictograph, petroglyph, and mud glyph all in one site. The article explain that the site is significant because there are evidence to showed that the site underwent a series of diverse but interrelated uses. The first out of all the cave sites to contain all three different form of rock art. Also, because the site was found in the eighteenth century which had some form of documentations on the uses of the cave. The authors believes that since the cave showed many different kind of activities, it is possible that the activities reflect a complex behaviors more elaborated and sacred than

The pit was found by Daniel McGinnis on Oak Island in summer, 1795. As he was sitting below a tree, he noticed a circuler depression in the ground (A depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area). since thre were tales of pirates in the area, he decided to get some friends and shovels and come back. The next few days, Daniel McGinnis, John Smith, and Anthony Vaughan got to work digging down into the depression, and at two feet they came across some flagstones blocking thier way down. At 10 feet a wall of logs spanned the pit. Same thing happened with 20 feet and 30 feet. By now they couldn't continue, so they left and made plans to return.

The cave is underground and dark; it consists of human beings who have been living down there since childhood. These people are almost like prisoners since

Some of the greatest legends and structures from the middle ages are castles and cathedrals and they continue to stand today at residences and places to worship. The Cathedral houses the oldest known working clock

Castles were one of the greatest buildings ever created even to this day. These huge magnificent creations have been around for centuries and are all around the world. Castles were made out of many different materials in different places had very good protection systems and had many different parts like a modern home. As well it had some castles that were so great that they are famous to this day. Castles probably will and will forever be one of Earth's greatest features. Different climates and places called for different materials during the building of a castle that also it's only little touch of meaning.

Many researchers came from all around the world to study the stone, and many tried to say that the stone was a hoax. Öhman and his family had to deal with being in the spotlight and all of the attention they received was mostly negative. One source claimed that Olaf swore to the truth even on his death bed. Some researchers were linguists, and they tried to prove the stone a hoax by saying that some of the inscriptions on the stone didn’t exist in the Norse language at the time the stone was supposedly carved (1362), implying that Olaf Öhman carved the stone himself. This accusation has since been proven wrong, as there were artifacts found in Europe that are similar. In the beginning of the twenty first century, it was scientifically proven that Olaf did not carve the stone himself. A geologist determined this by performing a test on the deterioration of the stone. Olaf and his family got ridiculed and mocked by the public, and by researchers who wanted the glory of proving it a

Ivan Lapper's Interpretation of K. Kenilworth Castle In this essay, I am going to study Ivan Lapper's interpretation, and see if it is an accurate and reliable interpretation of Kenilworth castle in the thirteenth century. I am going to do this by examining sources about Kenilworth and other castles in general, and see if they help me answer the question. I am also going to be looking at the sources and seeing if they are reliable or not and why. I will then consider all of the facts and make a judgment about how accurate an interpretation Ivan Lapper's picture of Kenilworth is.

No place has generated so much speculation and wild theories as the standing stones of Stonehenge. After traveling for miles through the rolling hills and plains of the English countryside the sight of this unusual structure made me gasp. A walk around it only provoked more strange feelings. There's a sense that this is something very important. For over 5000 years it has stood silent vigil over the

The “who’s,” “how’s,” and “why’s” behind this majestic monument are based on many (usually conflicting) myths, guesstimates, and theories. As a result, we have no definite answers for the probing questions about Stonehenge’s existence. However, each theory grants the Neolithic monument its character and mystique, as well as society’s best guesses as to its true origin and purpose. Therefore, I shall proceed to discuss both the fantastical and probable theories behind the mystery of Stonehenge.

To drag the sarsen stones, weighing up to 45 tons, or the weight of six elephants, from Marlborough Downs 30 kilometers to the south of Stonehenge would have been quite a accomplishment. The bluestones, in contrast, were about four tons but are believed to have come from a much farther place like the Preseli Mountains nearly 385 kilometres away from Stonehenge. Popular theory suggests the stones were rolled to the Welsh shore, carried on raft around the coast and into the River Avon, at Bristol. Other prehistorians do not believe they were carried that far. These bluestones came from the same Preseli Mountains, but glaciation brought the bluestones to the area surrounding Stonehenge during the last glacier period in history, the period was called the Plyoscene period, it was 650,000 years ago. Out of the other 1,300 stone circle in Britain, Ireland and Brittany, France, most are made of local stone brought no more than seven or eight kilometers. If humans were to have carried these stones all the way from these mountains, they would have only taken the good stones. The bluestones found on Stonehenge are a mix of good, bad, and medium rock. Good bluestones were found in the vicinity of Stonehenge thousands of years before the monument was

If the rocks were ever repainted in the past, it is unknown as the weather would have wiped off all remnants of other possible hues. The stone circles are built from two types of rock. The massive sarsens, a sandstone and smaller igneous rocks, known as the bluestones. The sarsen stones are from Marlborough, U.K., 30 kilometers north of Stonehenge while the bluestones are from the Preseli Hills in north Pembrokeshire, Wales. The stones helped to transform the layout of the monument so that it was aligned on the sunrise on the longest day of the year; and sunset on the shortest day.