ARKY 327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Inuit, Aubrey Holes
6 May 2016
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Movie questions will be on the final test, about the info about the stones and how they are transported. New theory about the meaning of stone hedge, it is about the meaning of life and death and fraternity. Stonehenge: dates back to the time before egypt built its pyramids. Made of a local sandstone made of granite. Blue stones transported from wales at least 150 miles away. Dug 56 pits that held the blue stones brought all the way from wales. The 56 pits were known as the aubrey holes . Spotted a tiny piece of bone digging up the pits. Around 3000 bc at the age of the pharaohs in egypt. Europe, and the stonehenge is at its final stage. Instead of the giant stone, the team uses gravel. Found out that there has been a large village in the time. They didn"t live here all year round, they only came for special occasions.
