Megalith

Why was Stonehenge Built? Stonehenge’s controversial purpose developed numerous theories, however, archaeologists/historians hypothesise the structure was to replicate an ‘astronomical observatory’, signifying astronomy. But how have they analysed the evidence to justify Stonehenge's purpose being of astronomical significance? Stonehenge, located in Salisbury, UK, is a prehistoric monument, consisting of mysterious megaliths and several unusual artefacts surrounding it, making it of uncertainty. After its three main phases of construction (3100BCE to 2800BCE), it has just stood quietly over the earth enduring excavations, x-rays, measures, and surveys. There hasn't been any plausible evidence to explain the erection's purpose, but remains…

The stone monument structures, scientists say, are thought to convey status upon those interred. Burial there was “most likely restricted only to those with particular rights and privileges,” Crespo says. Last month, Crespo published a paper in the journal PLOS One suggesting that many people interred in the megaliths from 3500 to 1900 BC owned valley land rather than mountain land. The study was within a region in north-central Spain called Rioja Alavesa that boasts plains, rolling hills and…

The Neolithic Age brought a variety of changes to Europe at around 4000 B.C. The usual life of hunting and gathering eventually turned into farming and domesticated life. Settlement meant that there was more room for monuments, burial grounds, and places for ritual ceremonies; such as megaliths and the one of the most famous of the kind, Stonehenge. Megalithic structures became the new popular form of building. The word megalith comes from the Greek words, mega meaning “great,” and lithos…

architectures from ancient period including pyramid and Parthenon, or the other temples from Asia were religious ones and they are explicit evidence of religion on architecture. Regarding this, we can easily reach the conclusion that religion and architecture had a co-relationship on their development. Religion and architecture on the early stage. Religion’s influence on architecture starts with their manifestation. Religion has triggered and was triggered by architecture by it’s beginning and…

It is ginormous, 80 feet in diameter and 44 feet tall. It is built with alternating stones and dirt. The dirt is there so the stones don't collapse in on themselves and so the stones won't move. There is a passage on the southeastern side, its span is 60 feet, at the end of passage there are 3 small rooms. The megaliths which is the huge stones that create the passageway are held in place by their own weight as well as the dome of stones. On some of the megaliths are decorated with either…

At first glance, the site was no more than a mound known as “pot belly hill”, and upon further investigation, proved a miraculous find that challenges the notion that an agrarian lifestyle of farming domestic plants and animals had been a requirement for the rise of culture to occur. The megaliths of Gobekli Tepe were scanned; and dated to be about 12,000 years old, which is 2,000 years older than Catal Hoyuk, and 7,000 years older than the Egyptian Pyramids. One thousand years after the…

are placed in an area free of distraction. The alter is where informal rituals are held as a way for the Druid to give thanks to nature, become centered within, or build the strength needed in order to give themselves to the world. The alter is visited daily with the gift of an offering such as a flower, a treat, or even a portion of a meal (Orr, 1998, pp. 52-55). Formal rituals begin with a “call for peace by addressing the four compass directions, performed within a circle that is cast and…

started as an earlier practice than monotheism since the earliest cultures like the Egyptian culture is associated with god and goddess and the Early Christian, Jewish and Byzantine cultures are associated with one god and were also established in later years. Polytheism and monotheism has been discussed for centuries throughout history in the world in religion. Polytheism is the belief in worship of more than one god while monotheism is the belief in only one god. Primarily, the oldest known…

society for modern man. It started with homo-sapiens discovering that seeds could be planted to grow food, and animals could be domesticated. The tools they used became more advanced, like axes and spears. Mankind endured great change, and things like tools, food, and shelter progressed immensely. The different specialized skills made a separation in labor, which required organization in the settlements. The aspiration to trade ideas and sell them with other people progressed. An economic system…

which she believes could have been used in transporting the moai and fuels her ideas of deforestation caused by humans on the island. She found two species of palm trees that would have been a major source of food, shelter, and transportation for islanders. She implies that the decrease in population was caused by deforestation. The decrease in palm trees led to starvation due to the decrease in boat supplies used for fishing. Based on the fossilized nut found in Vanderbes (2004) novel, she…