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  ipedia.com: Stonehenge Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Within the outer edge of the enclosed area was a circle of 56 pits, known as Aubrey holes after John Aubrey, the seventeenth century antiquarian who first identified them.
The stones were dressed and fashioned with mortice and tenon joints before 30 were erected as a 30m diameter circle of standing stones with a 'lintel' of 29 stones resting on top.
Similarly the horseshoe arrangements of stones are unusual in a culture that otherwise arranged stones in circles.
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  Circle
Circle, Alaska Circle is a town located in 2000 census, the population of the town is 100.
Circle of death A circle of death tie is a tie that occurs in round robin competitions when the records of three competi...
Circle segment The geometric concept of a circle segment is an area of a secant.
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 Stonehenge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Within the outer edge of the enclosed area was dug a circle of 56 pits, known as Aubrey holes after John Aubrey, the seventeenth century antiquarian who was thought to have first identified them.
The stones were dressed and fashioned with mortice and tenon joints before 30 were erected as a 30m diameter circle of standing stones with a 'lintel' of 29 stones resting on top.
Similarly the horseshoe arrangements of stones are unusual in a culture that otherwise arranged stones in circles.
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 Stonehenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The earlier rituals were augmented by the Stonehenge free festival, held between 1972 and 1984, and loosely organised by the Politantric Circle.
Stonehenge Aotearoa in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand is a modern adaption aligned with the astronomy seen from the Antipodes, it was built by the Phoenix Astronomical Society.
In November 2004, a 7 m diameter circle of postholes was found in Russia and publicised as the Russian Stonehenge.
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 Stonehenge - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The stones were dressed and fashioned with mortise and tenon joints before 30 were erected as a 30m diameter circle of standing stones with a'lintel' of 29 stones resting on top.
Stonehenge Aotearoa in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand is a modern adaptionaligned with the astronomy seen from the Antipodes, it was built by the Phoenix Astronomical Society.
In November 2004, a 7 m diameter circle of postholes was found in Russia and publicized as the Russian Stonehenge.
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 Politantric Circle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In 1982 after an international Cultural Herb festival in Brockwell Park, Brixton, with Jah Shaka, Loxsone Outernational and DBC Stonehenge begun to grow rapidly: in 1980 12,000 people had attended, but by '82 there were 35,000.
Co-ordination between English Heritage, the National Trust and the Politantic circle seemed to be breaking down, the festival's expansion caused those in authority some concern.
Badge used widely during the 1980-90's Stonehenge free festival campaign by the Politantric Circle.
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 Stonehenge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is composed of (An earthen rampart) earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones, known as (Memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)) megaliths.
There is some debate about the age of the (Click link for more info and facts about stone circle) stone circle, but most (An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture) archaeologists think that it was mainly constructed between 2500 BC and 2000 BC.
Within the outer edge of the enclosed area was dug a circle of 56 pits (13), known as (Click link for more info and facts about Aubrey holes) Aubrey holes after (Click link for more info and facts about John Aubrey) John Aubrey, the seventeenth century antiquarian who was thought to have first identified them.
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 stonehenge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Within the outer edge of the enclosed area was a circle of 56 pits, known as Aubrey holes after John Aubrey, the seventeenth century antiquarian who first identified them.
This phase saw the further rearrangement of the bluestones as they were placed in circles between the two settings of sarsens and also in an oval shape in the very centre.
Two further rings of pits were dug outside the stone circle, called the Y and Z Holes.
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 Stonehenge information - Search.com
Within the outer edge of the enclosed area was dug a circle of 56 pits, each around 1m in diameter (13), known as the Aubrey holes after John Aubrey, the seventeenth century antiquarian who was thought to have first identified them.
The stones were dressed and fashioned with mortise and tenon joints before 30 were erected as a 33 m (108 ft) diameter circle of standing stones with a 'lintel' of 30 stones resting on top.
The earlier rituals were augmented by the Stonehenge free festival, held between 1972 and 1984, and loosely organised by the Politantric Circle.
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 Stonehenge - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The stones were dressed and fashioned with mortice and tenon joints before 30 were erected as a 30 m diameter circle of standing stones with a 'lintel' of 29 stones resting on top.
It was the site of the Stonehenge free festival held between 1972 and 1984, and loosely organised by the Politantric Circle.
In November 2004, a 7m diameter circle of postholes was found in Russia and publicised as the Russian Stonehenge.
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 Stonehenge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Thereis some debate about the age of the stone circle, but most archaeologists think that it was mainly constructed between 2500 BC and 2000 BC.
It is also only distantlyrelated to the other stone circles in the British Isles such as the Ring of Brodgar as for example its extant trilithons make it unique.
The stoneswere dressed and fashioned with mortice and tenon joints before30 were erected as a 30m diameter circle of standing stones with a 'lintel' of 29 stones resting on top.
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 Stonehenge
It is only distantly related to the other stone circles in the British Isles such as the Ring of Brodgar as for example its extant trilithons make it unique.
The stones were dressed and fashioned with mortise and tenon joints before 30 were erected as a 30 m diameter circle of standing stones with a 'lintel' of 29 stones resting on top.
Stonehenge Aotearoa in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand is a modern adaption aligned with the astronomy seen from the Antipodes, it was built by the Phoenix Astronomical Society (http://www.astronomynz.org.nz/stonehenge/stonehenge.htm).
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 Stonehenge - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The stones were dressed and fashioned with mortise and tenon joints before 30 were erected as a 30m diameter circle of standing stones with a 'lintel' of 29 stones resting on top.
Archeologists were suspicious in the face of further contributions to the debate coming from British astronomer C. Newham and Sir Fred Hoyle, the famous Cambridge Cosmologist, as well as by Alexander Thom, a retired professor of engineering who had been studying stone circles for more than 20 years.
It was the site of the Stonehenge free festival held between 1972 and 1984, and loosely organized by the Politantric Circle.
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 Politantric Circle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In 1982 after an international Cultural Herb festival in Brockwell Park, Brixton,with Jah Shaka, Loxsone Outernational and DBC Stonehenge begun to grow rapidly: in 1980 12,000 people had attended, but by '82there were 35,000.
Co-ordination between English Heritage, the National Trust and the Politantic circle seemed to be breaking down, thefestival's expansion caused those in authority some concern.
In 1983 it wasdecided to move the stage to the field closer to the woods and further away from the Stones.
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 Encyclopedia: Stonehenge
Avebury is the site of an enormous henge and stone circles in the English county of Wiltshire, surrounding a village of the same name.
In some respects it is surprising that the cheer wasn't louder, given the noise during the rest of the night, but this is probably due to the fact that most vantage points are slightly obscured, so the sun isn't first seen by everyone simultaneously.
The Goseck circle is a set of concentric ditches in the district of Weissenfels in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany 75 meters (225 feet) across, that was called the earliest ritual site of Central Europe when it was first made public in August 2003.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Stonehenge   (11180 words)

  
 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
The first monument consisted of a circular bank and ditch enclosure (7 and 8) measuring around 115m (320 feet) in diameter and with a large entrance to the north east and a smaller one to the south (14).
Within the outer edge of the enclosed area was dug a circle of 56 pits (13), known as Aubrey holes after John Aubrey, the seventeenth century antiquarian who was thought to have first identified them.
This phase saw the further rearrangement of the bluestones as they were placed in a circle between the two settings of sarsens and also in an oval shape in the very centre.
www.irelandinformationguide.com /Stonehenge?PHPSESSID=7507a72b845f8e9255c06afacff417cc   (4004 words)

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