Stonehedge Research Paper

Imagine you are walking among the ancient people who developed one of the greatest monuments in the world Stonehedge. The authors John Hudson Tiner and Majorie Frank both did a great job at describing Stonehedge. Tiner however did an extraordinary job at explaining the different ideas and theories about the mysteries of Stonehedge. He gave different interpretations about the transportation, construction, and the use of Stonehedge.
The transportation of the stones at Stonehedge is impossible to imagine because of their size. Marjorie Frank uses a clear view of how she predicts the stones were transported by saying that the archaeologist still think that the stones were dragged to their destination. On the other hand Tiner only says that the ancient people transported the stones to the site, and did not give a great deal of detail about how they constructed it. Because Marjorie Frank did explain how the stones were transported in more …show more content…
There are many different opinions about Stonehenge for example people believe the rocks were transported by the ancient people dragging them hundreds of miles. There are many different theories of the construction of Stonehenge. Tiner gives an example of how they found tools when they dug around Stonehedge. The uses of Stonehedge are very broad, I believe the reason why Stonehedge was built was to compute the dates of Solar and lunar eclipses. Overall, I thought both authors did an excellent job at describing the mysteries of Stonehedge. They gave detail on the reasons behind it. While Stonehedge is still a mystery one thing that we fully understand is Stonehedge is a mesmerizing monument that will always be one of the greatest mysteries on