Stonehenge

by

Connor Lane

Lane, Connor

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History

Construction began about 5,000 years ago Construction to a large upward turn about 4,600 began about 5,000 years Construction years ago when they started using ramps
ago Actually was originally a Neolithic Grave site Construction to a large upward turn took about years The entire aboutbuild 4,600 years ago 1,500 when they started using ramps

History

Actually was originally a Neolithic

Grave site

Lane, Connor

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Why I chose this topic?

I chose my topic because of my

Scottish ancestry.

I wanted to learn more about my

heritage through Stonehenge

Lane, Connor

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Relationship to Geometry
It is a Pentacontakaihexagon (56 sided polygon) This process began with a circle and a hexagon The entire process took 28 stages before blueprint
was complete

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Facts

Stonehenges largest stones are known as

Sarsens that weigh 40-50 tons and are 30 feet tall. the Altar stone at sunrise.

On the equinox, the suns rays will perfectly hit The smaller bluestones were brought from
Presili Hills in Western Wales, which is 156 miles away from the construction site.

Lane, Connor

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Bibliography

http://www.livescience.com/22427-stonehengefacts.html http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/ stonehenge/construction.php http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/ stonehenge http://sacredsites.com/europe/ united_kingdom/stonehenge_facts.html http://www.solvingstonehenge.co.uk/ page3.html http://www.unmuseum.org/stonehen.html

Lane, Connor

Friday, April 4, 2014 1:34:36 PM Pacic Daylight Time

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