Presentation "Stonehenge"
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Stonehenge is the ultimate historical mystery,
Some facts we do know about Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a stone circle made up of 38 stones on
Salisbury Plain in
Wiltshire
It was created by a people who left no written records
Sketch showing the joints used in the outer Sarsen circle
Nobody knows for sure how the stones were moved to
Stonehenge
We know some of the stones came from Wales - that's a long way to transport stones that weigh more than 4 elephants each , Some theories are that they were dragged on sleighs before being taken on rafts over water but this has never 
been proven
The stones are known as "ringing rocks" The monument's stones possess unusual acoustic properties - when struck they produce a loud clanging sound
Scientists think that the stones were a way to tell the time of year,
It was a kind of a calendar
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Each year, on 21 June, which is the longest day of the year, the sun rises over the Heel Stone at Stonehenge this is called the summer solstice, The sun also always sets over the Heel Stone on the shortest day of the year,
In the 12th Century there was a rumour Stonehenge was moved by a wizard
A legend from the 1 2th century claimed giants placed Stonehenge on a mountain in Ireland before a wizard named Merlin magically moved the stone circle to England.
The oldest known depiction of Stonehenge, from the second quarter of the 14th century. A giant helps Merlin build Stonehenge
The earliest known realistic painting of Stonehenge was produced in the 16th century. Flemish artist Lucas de Heere between 1573 and 1575.
Stonehenge attracts more than a million visitors a year, Since 1997 the visitors only allowed to view the stones from a distance,
Answer the Questions
-How does Stonehenge look like?
-When was it built?
-How long did it take to build Stonehenge?
-Who created Stonehenge?
-What is the weight of an outer stone?
-Do monument's stones possess unusual acoustic properties?
-What do scientists think of the possible function of Stonehenge?
-What did the legend claim about Stonehenge?
-Is it allowed to touch stones, to walk among them?
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