Final (1) Flashcards
When does stonehenge date from?
3000 - 1600 B.C.
What are the phases of construction of stonehenge?
- Earthwork enclosure (3000 BC.)
- Wooden Structures (2900 - 2400 BC.)
- Stone Monument (2600 - 1600 BC.)
- The Blue Stones Crescent
- Sarsen Stone Circle
- The Blue Stones Rearranged
What is the diameter of the earthwork enclosure of stonehenge?
110 metres.
What are the small holes that were excavated on the inner ring of the earthwork enclosure?
Aubrey holes. 1 metre diameter, 0.76 m deep. Human remains were found inside. 60-70 individuals total.
What are the small holes in the centre and the entrance of the enclosure?
Post holes. Don’t know what they were for, no poles were found.
What is the blue stones crescent phase (4)?
Blue stones shaped in a semi-circle form in the middle of the enclosure. The stones came from Preseli Mt., Wales (240 km away) and were very heavy.
How did the blue stones get from wales to stonehenge?
Probably by water, and then manual labour to carry them from the water to the site.
What are the source of the sarsen stones?
30km away in Marlborough downs, and weigh as much as 40 tonnes.
How did they move these heavy sarsen stones?
Could have used lots of man power or used wooden logs to roll it.
What are the five upright, 3-stoned monuments in the centre of stonehenge?
Trilithons (40 tonnes). 8 metres tall.
What are the top stones called on top of the sarsen stones?
Lintel stones (caps)
What is Durrington Walls?
Large neolithic Settlement located 2 miles northeast of Stonehenge.
What is stonehenge culturally associated with?
A burial site, main entrance aligned to the summer solstice, probably religious practices.
