Wonders Of The World - The Stonehenge - one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Stonehenge is one of famous world wonder. Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. It’s near Amesbury and in north Salisbury. Stonehenge consists round ground circle a circle stone. According to scientist, Stone was build about 2500-2000 years B.C. Nobody knows who was built Stonehenge and proposes of Stonehenge. It’s secret that archaeologists are looking for. There are legends explain appear of Stonehenge. Secret is why prehistoric man could move heavy stones only simple way. It’s the question make historian to learn. Stonehenge has ever been a cemetery during 500 years, historians dug any skeleton in here this is here organize rites religion. It could be a observatory to observe stars or to move the sun, There are much questions concern to it.Though it isn’t one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is property culture of the world and much value history and culture. It’s a work typical for works in anywhere other. Beside near it are shapes strange on ground and mystery pictures, significantly of them. The Stonehenge is the most attractive tour place United Kingdom and the world.
This area and the surrounding area has been UNESCO recognized World Heritage Site in 1986.
1. United Kingdom - The country of Stonehenge.
United Kingdom is rich and famous country in West Europe United Kingdom is in an island to cover is Atlantic Ocean. It was called “the dew land”. Population is about 60 millions with 242.900 kilometers area.United Kingdom consist of Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland) and Northem Ireland. It’s strong country about economics, army (navy), stable society, specially is famous with finance centre of the world. British are cheerful and friendly. There are much attraction with all everybody as to go on a tour, to work, tourism… it seems good conditions here in the world. Many famous cities is over in the world as London (finance center of the world), Liverpool (the capital culture of Europe 2008, the big seaport development), Manchester (the center fashion and technology, etc.) Beside football always attracts anyone when to talk about United Kingdom. It is typical culture and very tradition. Many football players are idol of young people over the world.
United Kingdom tourism is very development, it has very beautiful scenery and it’s weather is vey good as the Clock Tower (Big Ben), Hadrian Wall, Warwick Castle, Stonehenge, District Lake, .One of them is the most famous Stonehenge. The Stonehenge is the most attractively tour place in Europe and the world.
2. History of Stonehenge - Wonders of the world
History of Stonehenge 1 (circa 2950 - 2900 BC)
The Stonehenge didn’t obvious shape. It’s only a round bank.
The first monument consisted of a circular bank and ditch enclosure made of Late Cretaceous (Santonian Age) Seaford Chalk , measuring about 110 meters in diameter, with a large entrance to the north east and a smaller one to the south .It stood in open grassland on a slightly sloping spot.
The first monument consisted of a circular bank and ditch enclosure made of Late Cretaceous (Santonian Age) Seaford Chalk , measuring about 110 meters in diameter, with a large entrance to the north east and a smaller one to the south .It stood in open grassland on a slightly sloping spot.
History of Stonehenge 2 (circa2900 - 2400 BC)
The number of postholes dating to the early 3rd millennium BC suggests that some form of timber structure was built within the enclosure during this period. Further standing timbers were placed at the northeast entrance and a parallel alignment of posts ran inwards from the southern entrance. The postholes are smaller than the Aubrey Holes, being only around 0.4 meters in diameter, and are much less regularly spaced. The bank was purposely reduced in height and the ditch continued to silt up. At least twenty-five of the Aubrey Holes are known to have contained later, intrusive, cremation burials dating to the two centuries after the monument's inception.
People cremated the dead in here. . Stonehenge is therefore interpreted as functioning as an enclosed cremation cemetery at this time, the earliest known cremation cemetery in the British Isles.
The number of postholes dating to the early 3rd millennium BC suggests that some form of timber structure was built within the enclosure during this period. Further standing timbers were placed at the northeast entrance and a parallel alignment of posts ran inwards from the southern entrance. The postholes are smaller than the Aubrey Holes, being only around 0.4 meters in diameter, and are much less regularly spaced. The bank was purposely reduced in height and the ditch continued to silt up. At least twenty-five of the Aubrey Holes are known to have contained later, intrusive, cremation burials dating to the two centuries after the monument's inception.
People cremated the dead in here. . Stonehenge is therefore interpreted as functioning as an enclosed cremation cemetery at this time, the earliest known cremation cemetery in the British Isles.
History of Stonehenge 3 period (circa 2550 - 1600 BC)
Perhaps, this time, Stone was move to center circle and dug two concentric arrays of holes (the Q and R Holes ) in the centre of the site. In hole, someone built monolith. Each monolith measures around 2 metres in height, between 1 m and 1.5 m width and around 0.8 metres thick. Outside center is a circle 33 diameter around (Round Sandstone). It consists of stones prop 30 stones other. Each stone weigh about 25 ton. According to scientist these are monoliths 4 meters in height, and 2 wide and 1 meters thick. Then someone took down stones in holes Q and R then replace by 5 structures consist 2 stones prop a stone. It shaped as hoof of horse, each monolith weigh 50 ton and lays symmetry each other. Structure is the biggest in centre (7.5 meters), lowest is 6 meters. The Hoof of horse face to north east, this it in center has a stone lie, 4,9 meters length,1 meters width and 0,5 meters thick. (Altar Stone). Now it has 2 stones lie on Altar Stone.
2 circle lie by Round Sandstone (it called Y and Z) consist many holes was dig outside (Round Stone). Close bank of mound nearest was set 4 stones. Around this 2 of 4 stones has drain and round is 12-12 meters. The main entrance has a fire stone 4,9 meters length and has 2 row stone. The last entrance is a stone 4, 88 meters height, around its drain with round 10 meters. Some supposition believes that ice river was bringing stone to here. Most agree with supposition someone bring stone inhere by wood and rope. Beside, much matter to find in Scandinavi peninsula and in England.
According to archaeologists, Stonehenge has function as a cemetery or an observatory. They believed that Stonehenge is complete yet. If it completed, it would be a perfect wonder.
Perhaps, this time, Stone was move to center circle and dug two concentric arrays of holes (the Q and R Holes ) in the centre of the site. In hole, someone built monolith. Each monolith measures around 2 metres in height, between 1 m and 1.5 m width and around 0.8 metres thick. Outside center is a circle 33 diameter around (Round Sandstone). It consists of stones prop 30 stones other. Each stone weigh about 25 ton. According to scientist these are monoliths 4 meters in height, and 2 wide and 1 meters thick. Then someone took down stones in holes Q and R then replace by 5 structures consist 2 stones prop a stone. It shaped as hoof of horse, each monolith weigh 50 ton and lays symmetry each other. Structure is the biggest in centre (7.5 meters), lowest is 6 meters. The Hoof of horse face to north east, this it in center has a stone lie, 4,9 meters length,1 meters width and 0,5 meters thick. (Altar Stone). Now it has 2 stones lie on Altar Stone.
2 circle lie by Round Sandstone (it called Y and Z) consist many holes was dig outside (Round Stone). Close bank of mound nearest was set 4 stones. Around this 2 of 4 stones has drain and round is 12-12 meters. The main entrance has a fire stone 4,9 meters length and has 2 row stone. The last entrance is a stone 4, 88 meters height, around its drain with round 10 meters. Some supposition believes that ice river was bringing stone to here. Most agree with supposition someone bring stone inhere by wood and rope. Beside, much matter to find in Scandinavi peninsula and in England.
According to archaeologists, Stonehenge has function as a cemetery or an observatory. They believed that Stonehenge is complete yet. If it completed, it would be a perfect wonder.
3. Stories and legends of Stonehenge
The legends explain about appear of Stonehenge: According to the sun and her flowers. In the past, people worshipped the sun and were able to communicate with it. One day, a group of followers wanted to build a temple to worship the sun. The sun directed them to a small forest by the river where they could find wood. By the next day, they managed to build a woodener. The sun was pleased. After some time, the sun got stronger. She found that the woodener was not good enough and instructed them to find stones up north, to build a hanged made of stone. Hence, the devotees travelled to search for the sacred stones. After having found the stones, they destroyed the woodener and constructed the Stonehenge.
May be shape of Stonehenge like shapes people touch hands each other so it has the legend of the dancing giants. It was believed that giants once existed, before human evolved. One day, the giants were dancing and circling around on the Salisbury Plain. Suddenly, they were frozen and turned into stones. This explains why Stonehenge consisted of concentric circle. Many people believe this legend in the past because the shape of Stonehenge somewhat resembles the shape of giants holding hands, standing in a circle.
4. Tourism Values of Stonehenge
Special shape of Stonehenge
The distance for monolith about 100 meters is special shapes, it be print on fields. Glass grown at particular canon, ground didn’t changes or dig. The images appears around in here make scientists over the world must puzzle. What meaning is hide in images? Who was made them, and why these images appear near Stonehenge? You try to expose any ideal about images.
Special function of Stonehenge
According to supposition, The Stonehenge was a cemetery has ever been during 500 years. Stonehenge was used to do cemetery before stones put here and people was buried may royal’s in the past. Scientists affirm 240 in Stonehenge cemetery, all burnt down. At first any people bury in here but then people rise by amount person of royal’s rise. The date of skeleton is 3000 years. Historians believed Stonehenge to be an observatory because shape of it likes the sun or the moon. The proof this they found in summer solstice day the sun move to between circles of Stonehenge. There are many people come here at summer solstice day in order to see the sun. It’s attraction with all tourists when they come to the Stonehenge.
Over the years, various authors have suggested that supernatural or anachronistic methods were used, usually asserting that the stones were impossible to move otherwise. However, conventional techniques using Neolithic technology have been demonstrably effective at moving and placing stones this size. Proposed functions for the site include usage as an astronomical observatory, or as a religious site. Other theories have advanced supernatural or symbolic explanations for the construction. There are many tourists wonder why human can build Stonehenge? Ancients build heavy stones while at that time technology didn’t development. Currently, more than 800,000 people a year go turnstiles to see it. Specially is at the summer solstice day and the winter solstice day.
5. Advice for tourists
London-Stonehenge - In Salisbury, You can catch taxi to Stonehenge or search bus timetable locate. Bus run continuous for Saibury to Stonehenge and it’s cheaper than bus.
Children, students, the old will pay cost less than tourists other. You should hear information from tour guide during trip to understand about Stonehenge. You can come in circle center of the Stonehenge and trip around it. You should learn about special glass in here you can discover any secret. Souvenirs are available to paying visitors at the English Heritage shop at Stonehenge, although a wider range of merchandise can be obtained from Salisbury. For those wanting something a little different, Stonehenge Lamb is available to buy from local farmers.
You should come to Stonehenge in June and October because at the summer solstice day and the winter solstice day the sun is very beautiful. Sunbeam radiate through Stonehenge area. Beside June and October, you can visit it in March or September. That is the best time to visit the most suitable in Stonehenge. There is a small kitchen at the English Heritage and store drink center next to the stones, you should try any foods or drink in here.
