Mound

BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. The Newgrange monument primarily consists of a large mound, built of alternating layers of earth and stones, with grass growing on top and a reconstructed facade of flattish white quartz stones studded at intervals with large rounded cobbles covering part of the circumference. Situated around the perimeter of the mound is a circle of standing stones, which most archaeologists regard as having been added later, during the Bronze Age,…

easily find the museum and check-in. Outside there was a monument that represented the leaning pole. The leaning pole is a representation of how the Chickasaw people found their eastern lands. There was also an eternal flame that connected to the mound at the village replica that I would visit later in the day. The flame is sacred and…

Over the years, as humans we have constantly built monuments and structures with different purposes. I am going to concentrate on why monuments such as Stonehenge and Avebury may have been built, and how they may have been used in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, when these monuments were often built in clusters of similar topographic location (Richards 1996, 190). I am going to explore the possibilities of their social, religious and scientific purpose. To do this, I will analyse a variety…

Atum followed Ptah’s orders and Atum spat out Shu and Tefnut following Ptah’s order. The great god established a moral order and of royal power. Horus, personified Ptah, founded the “primeval mound” where the Memphis Temple was built. Arguably, all the cults believe their temple is where the primeval mound lies. Not to mention, to lessen the greatness of Heliopolitan’s Atum, they replaced Atum with Horus, who became the new “ancient” sun god and Thoth became the moon-god and the god of wisdom.…

their cremated dead. (Greaney, n.d.) The unique lintelled stone circle with its massive sarsens and tinier bluestones were raised in the late Neolithic era around 2500 BC. Stonehenge remained significant into the early Bronze Age, when many burial mounds were built nearby and used. (Greaney, n.d.)…

Growing up in a family that had a passion for athletics, I grew to love the game of baseball as well did my oldest brother. Ever since I was 5 I’d watch games anytime I could or practice whenever someone would practice with me. I know all my life that I was one of the better players among the ones i had played with my whole life. They say high school isn’t the same and I come to find that out at the start of baseball season. The start of the season, freshmen I had just had surgery on my right…

found in the beginning of the 20th century by a widowed land owner, Mrs. Pretty, and her gardener, Mr. Brown. The Mound of Sutton Hoo survived 1300 years hidden beneath a mound of earth atop a hill overlooking a river. Grave-robbers had attempted to excavate the site; however, fortune favored the curiosity of Mrs. Pretty and their attempt failed to reach the treasure hidden below the mound. (Grohskopf 5-16) The identity of the person honored by the ship burial at Sutton Hoo remains a mystery.…

Baseball vs. Softball Ted Williams once said “Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.” Softball is exactly the same way. Some people may say softball and baseball are the same sport. However, they may be similar in some ways, but there are also some major differences. In softball, the ball is normally bigger than a baseball. Also, the bases are 60ft apart. In baseball the bases are 90 ft apart.Girls tend to…

final memory of life. The inner-tube picked up speed and I clenched my eyes shut, thinking the impact would lessen if I didn't see what happened.... "AHHHHHHHH!" I shrieked with an intensity. SPLASH! I landed face first in a red sparkly cave in a mound full of geese skulls. At least there was no geese in this odd place I thought; I always been severely terrified of geese. The air felt thick and humid and there was a faint stench of moldy cotton candy and moth balls.…

Greek Colonization Settlements or trading outposts were the two types of colonies traditionally founded by the city-states of the Ancient Greeks (Stein, 2005:12). Trade was the primary reason for the Greek colonial expansion into Illyria. Illyrian exports included wool, slaves, bitumen, metal ores, hides, stock, mercenaries, timber, and cereal grains. Imports from the Greeks consisted of ornaments for clothing, wine, olive oil, weapons, armour, vessels, and utensils (Hammond, 1992; Wilkes,…