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A 5 page paper which discusses
Stonehenge and examines how excavations have been, and can, prove beneficial to the
development of archaeology. While over-excavating can prove incredibly harmful to this
historical site, if done properly much may be learned. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAstnehg.rtf
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(Reid, 2001; p. A16). It has stood to mystify and mesmerize many an individual throughout history, and still proves powerful today. The true purpose of Stonehenge remains a mystery. No
scientist or scholar can come up with a valid reason as to why it was built, or what it was built for. In this we find much of the mystery
that lures people to the ancient stones. In the following paper we present an examination of Stonehenge, first offering a definition and description of the place. The paper then illustrates
excavations which have taken place, and excavations that could prove useful to the development of archaeology. Stonehenge "Stonehenge is an ancient monument on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.
It consists of a group of huge, rough-cut stones, including some that are of a kind only found in Western Wales, about 300 miles distant" (Anonymous Stonehenge, 2001; stonehen.htm). As
mentioned, no one knows why they were placed there, and "No one knows exactly who placed them in their present location. It is estimated that they are 3500 year old
or more" (Anonymous Stonehenge, 2001; stonehen.htm). There is an earthen wall, measuring approximately 320 feet in diameter, which surrounds the monument. "Thirty blocks of grey sandstone, each standing about
13.5 feet above the ground and weighing an average of 28 tones, stood in a circle about 97 feet in diameter. A continuous circle of smaller blocks stood on top
of them" (Anonymous Stonehenge, 2001; stonehen.htm). According to one author, "It is estimated that it would take 1000 men to haul one stone" (Anonymous Ask Dr. Dig, 2001; 4.html). The
inner circle is comprised of approximately 60 blue stones and at "the very center was a flat sandstone block 16 feet lock, which probably served as an altar. A stone
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