Презентация на тему по английскому языку Загадка Стоунхенджа

When it was built?
4. Why was it built?
5. Folklore.

6. The Mystery of Stonehenge.
7. The future of Stonehenge.
8. Resources.

sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of

a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

about 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km)

north of Salisbury.

3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth

bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. 

raised between 2400 and 2200 BC. 

raised at the site as early as 3000 BC.

of burial from its beginning to its zenith in

the mid third millennium B.C.

likely just one of many from this later period

of the monument's use and demonstrates that it was still very much a domain of the dead.

Ireland, wrapped them up, and brought them to Salisbury

plain. One of the stones fell into the Avon, the rest were carried to the plain.

find out how these stones came here!" A friar

replied, "That’s what you think!", whereupon the Devil threw one of the stones at him and struck him on the heel. The stone stuck in the ground and is still there.

of the Roman de Brut by Wace in the British Library (Egerton 3028). This

is the oldest known depiction of Stonehenge.

plausible versions. For example, the astronomer Fred Hoyle suggested

that Stonehenge served as a kind of observatory, and the stones reflect with great accuracy the orbital period of the Moon. Some researchers believe that the circle of stone blocks - a pole trajectory in the world of stone that was laid out by the ancient scientists, perhaps even another 30 thousand years ago.

of religious rites and ceremonies. The wells in the

land could be used for bringing the gifts of the gods of the underworld. It must be the Druids used it, and the "sacrificial stone", which appear after the rain red stripes, intended for bringing casualties.

have healing powers, and they were transferred from Ireland

some magician.

- a Temple of the Sun Hyperboreans described by

Diodorus of Sicily in the 1st century BC. The fact that Stonehenge is a sanctuary, but the goddess of victory ANARAN, considered as John Gibbons, who claimed that the stone structure is a triumphant church.

in certain places facilities, feel the unusual atmosphere. Some

speak of tingling throughout the body (especially in the arms, hands and back), comparing it with what happens during "treatment" between the healer and the patient.

stone blocks 30 to 25 tons and 5 trilitov

50 tons. Stone Bryl with precision display of the compass. Mystical city endures any seismic vibrations and prevents shrinkage of the soil.

to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a

co-listing with Avebury Henge .

Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage,

while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.