"sarsens" - 1 õppematerjal

Stonehenge kromlehh

The builders Prehistoric people Carbon dating shows that it was built in five phases from 3500 ­ 1520 BC Class Question How old do you think the people were that built Stonehenge? Answer 40% of the people who lived then probably died before the age of 20 A 30 year old person was considered old Therefore, it is most likely that Stonehenge was built by teenagers. Stone Two types of stone Neither is native to the area Bluestone 8 ft. tall, 4 tons Vertical sarsens, 7 ft wide, 3 ­ 4 ft thick, 18 ft long, buried 5 ft into the soil Lintels are the horizontal sarsens. 10.5 ft long, 3.5 ft wide, 2.5 ft thick Class Question How much do you think the vertical sarsens weigh?? Answer 26 ­ 45 tons each Origin of the stones Great debate. Were they moved to the area or left by a glacier?? Half of the stones were probably moved 200 miles by water and land from Wales Half of the stones were probably from 24 miles away