Druids

The Saxons, Dane, Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians are among the suggested architects. One archaeologist, named John Aubrey, attributed Stonehenge to the Celts, specifically the high priests called Druids. William Stukeley supported this claim. In the present day, those who recognize themselves as Druids make pilgrimages to Stonehenge for the summer solstice. Despite this, radio-carbon dating has shown that Stonehenge pre-exists the Celts by over a millennium. Currently, historians and archaeologists

As the Celtic Religion had laities, Celts, who revered the power of the word over the written document, little could be deciphered about their religious beliefs. However, after assessing the classical literature of Julius Caesar, Poseidonios and others, and certain archaeological and iconographic artefacts, it is made evident that the Celtics was an imminent, polytheistic religion which ran on animalistic beliefs. These beliefs which were filtered through Romans, Greeks and Christians suggested that

After his series of run-ins with the law Harril decided he should retreat deeper into the brush and away from the public. He made his home an old soldier’s dugout that was a World War II abandoned bunker. This nine by fifteen concrete structure with walls one foot thick was the perfect home for Harril. This would be where he would spend sixteen years of his life, until his death in 1972. He called this abode, “The School of Common Sense”. The Hermit kept a constant gathering of animals

Stonehenge, one of the biggest mysteries, why was it created? Stonehenge is a big mystery to humankind, we have some theories but we don’t know exactly why Stonehenge was built. “Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle monument… arranged in post-and-Intel formation…” It is a monument of stone that dates back to prehistoric times arranged in a certain formation. “Stonehenge in southern England is the world’s most iconic and mysterious prehistoric ruin.” Stonehenge has peaked the interest of many people

Stone circles are found all around the United Kingdom. These structures vary in size and meaning, but are usually regarded as being sacred. Many theories have been crafted over time concerning stone circles, however, their true known origins and uses are vague and open for interpretation, which makes them a complex topic to discuss and research. By looking at stone circles throughout the United Kingdom and examining the ways in which they connect to folktales, cultural practices, and current ideas

took about 1,200 to 1,500 years to build different parts of it, there was probably different uses for each time. The people who are believed to had built Stonehenge is a people called the Druids. Druids were native priests, poets, and seers of present day France. But even now there is little known about the Druids. The Stonehenge consisted of a serie of circles of rocks and it contained 162 stones. Today only 83 remain standing. The rocks usually ranged from weighing four tons to twenty six tons.

The Celts - strong or weak? There are lots and lots of stories and opinions about whether the Celts were strong or weak. I am going to tell you both the sides of the argument and try to explain why they were defeated by the Roman invasions of 55BC and 43AD. The Celts did not write books so a lot of things we know come from things written by the Romans and archaeology. About 1,000 BC a group of tribes formed in central Europe. They are now known as the Celts but they did not call themselves that

Caitlyn Blankenbeckler Section R11 Thursday 10 am 11-11-16 Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that can be poisonous to humans. It has green leaves and yellow or white berries (Van Dyck, 2005). It relies heavily on animals, especially birds to spread its seeds (Watson, 2001). Mistletoe was once a widely used medicinal plant, then there was a steady decline in its medicinal use, until it was just thought of as a holiday decoration, but scientists have began to study mistletoe more closely. While it

In 371 the Roman Empire adopted Christianity as its religion, this meant that they killed the priests of the local religion; this included the Druids. Between 540 through 604, Pope Gregory I had churches built on the sites of pagan temples. He instructed his bishops to smash any “idols” and to sprinkle the temples with holy water and rededicate them. After Gregory’s death, they employed

Introduction Throughout the course of our evolution hominids have engaged in, what today would be considered savage, inhumane practices, such as manslaughter, torture and mutilation (Lewis, Jurmain & Kilgore, 2013). These actions today are considered almost taboo in society, however anthropologists who study such behaviour and historians who have meticulously documented it are completely comfortable divulging their work to the scientific community. Based on this acceptance, one would expect the topic