AS101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Itz, Kukulkan, Baluster
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Lesson 4: from ancient astronomy to more modern ideas. Who built stonehenge: the question of who built stonehenge is largely unanswered, even today. The monument"s construction has been attributed to many ancient peoples throughout the years, but the most captivating and enduring attribution has been to the druids. This erroneous connection was first made around three centuries ago by the antiquary, john. Aubrey: julius caesar and other roman writers told of a celtic priesthood that flourished around the time of their first conquest (55 bc). By this time, though, the stones had been standing for 2,000 years, and were, perhaps, already in a ruined condition. These new people, called beaker folk because of their use of pottery drinking vessels, began to use metal implements and to live in a more communal fashion than their ancestors. Some think that they may have been immigrants from the continent, but that contention is not supported by archaeological evidence.
