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	Stonehenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stonehenge is therefore interpreted as functioning as an enclosed cremation cemetery at this time, the earliest known cremation cemetery in the British Isles.
		They have argued that Stonehenge was the terminus of a long, ritualised funerary procession, which began in the east at sunrise at Woodhenge and Durrington Walls, moved down the Avon and then along the Avenue reaching Stonehenge in the west at sunset.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stonehenge (5465 words)

	Stonehenge Aotearoa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stonehenge Aotearoa, located in New Zealand about an hour's drive from Wellington, is a modern adaptation of the Stonehenge ruins on the Salisbury Plain of England.
		Since Stonehenge Aoetaroa is at a different latitude and longitude than the original Stonehenge, it is not an exact replica--some measurements had to be changed to preserve certain astronomical properties.
		Its design was inspired not only by the original Stonehenge, but also by navigational and astronomical techniques of Polynesia and of the New World.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stonehenge_Aotearoa (185 words)

	stonehenge aotearoa opens \| science (and fun) news at abelard.org
		“Stonehenge Aotearoa will not be a replica of the ruin on Salisbury Plain in England.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa will consist of a 30-metre diameter circle of 24 monoliths, capped with lintels.
		The Phoenix Astronomical Society (TPAS), who is building Stonehenge Aotearoa, have a page describing the original Stonehenge and another with pictures of the building work in progress.
	www.abelard.org /news/science040506.asp (218 words)

	Stonehenge Aotearoa :: Very Large Computing Array :: This is just a test. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Stonehenge Aotearoa will be a full-scale working adaptation of Stonehenge that is intended to inspire New Zealanders young and old, to explore and experience for themselves how technologies of ancient times were used, and still can be used, to give practical and detailed information on the seasons, time and navigation.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa creatively combines the following ancient technologies:- The obelisk, which was developed by the Mesopotamians (c.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa is designed to bring these ancient technologies to New Zealand in something approaching their original form and scale.
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	New Zealand unveils Stonehenge replica \| The Tin Foil Hat
		Stonehenge Aotearoa, an open-sky observatory inspired by the famed Stonehenge in England, now appears in the New Zealand countryside.
		The old Stonehenge functioned as an astronomical calendar, allowing Celts to identify planting and harvesting days by examining the position of the sun in relation to different stones.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa can be used to distill information about Babylonian astronomy, Polynesian navigation and Maori star lore.
	blog.thetinfoilhat.com /node/1459 (338 words)

	Stonehenge Aotearoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Stonehenge Aotearoa, a full-scale working adaptation of Stonehenge, is intended to inspire New Zealanders to explore and experience for themselves how technologies of ancient times were used, and still can be used, to give practical and detailed information on the seasons, time and navigation.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa is located in the Wairarapa countryside approximately 15 minutes drive from the town of Carterton.
		The obelisk identifies the position of the south celestial pole, the altitude of the Sun, the meridian (noon), true north and south.
	www.astronomynz.org.nz /stonehenge/stonehenge.htm (531 words)

	New Zealand's own Stonehenge opens
		Stonehenge Aotearoa stands on a rural site a few kilometres from Carterton and Martinborough, one of New Zealand’s top wine growing regions. It is the brainchild of astronomer Richard Hall and members of the Phoenix Astronomical Society.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa, an adaptation of the 4,000-year-old monument on England’s Salisbury Plains, has been especially designed for the Southern Hemisphere.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa will provide an introduction for newcomers to star-gazing, as well as intriguing new scientific information for astronomers.
	www.newzealand.com /travel/media/story-angles/05_mar_04_nature_stonehenge_storyangle.cfm (300 words)

	Stonehenge Built
		Stonehenge Aotearoa, which opened this weekend, is a full-scale adaptation of its Salisbury Plain ancestor, built to...
		Stonehenge is a megalithic (Not sure what that means, so look...
		One of the most popular beliefs was that Stonehenge was built by the Druids...
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	NZ unveils Stonehenge replica - at ukbusinessfinder.com
		Instead, Stonehenge Aotearoa, which opened this weekend, is a full-scale adaptation of its Salisbury Plain ancestor, built to work for the Antipodes.
		To build Stonehenge Aotearoa, about an hour's drive from New Zealand's capital of Wellington, the society received a government grant of NZ$56,500.
		To make the henge truly of Aotearoa (the Maori name for New Zealand), the astronomers have ensured that their creation marks the stars and constellations that Polynesian navigators used on their epic voyages across the Pacific Ocean, and they have also incorporated Maori lore.
	www.ukbusinessfinder.com /news/news_nz_unveils_stonehenge_7409.html (588 words)

	The wonders of Stonehenge downunder \| TECHNOLOGY \| NEWS \| tvnz.co.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For millenia people have gazed in awe at Stonehenge, unaware of how or why the structure was used, now a working replica built in the Wairarapa can let people in on some of the secrets.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa, an open-sky observatory, inspired by and built on a similar scale to the famous Stonehenge on England's Salisbury Plains, is unique in New Zealand as a place of science
		Stonehenge Aotearoa combines Celtic and Babylonian astronomy, Polynesian navigation, and Maori starlore with modern scientific knowledge.
	tvnz.co.nz /view/news_technology_story_skin/473636?format=html (327 words)

	New Zealand's own Stonehenge opened 12 February
		Awa Press has published the exclusive full-colour guide to Stonehenge Aotearoa, New Zealand's fabulous new science project, which was opened on 12 February by New Zealand Nobel Prize-winning scientist Alan MacDiarmid, and is destined to become a major attraction.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa: The Complete Guide tells the story of this amazing project.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa provides a brilliant introduction for newcomers to star-gazing, as well as intriguing scientific information for astronomers.
	www.awapress.co.nz /news/stonehengeaotearoa (405 words)

	RSNZ/
		On Saturday 12 February, Nobel laureate Professor Alan MacDiarmid will officially open Stonehenge Aotearoa in the Wairarapa, his birthplace, and at the same time launch the New Zealand programme to celebrate World Year of Physics: E=mc² The Story of the Universe.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa harks back to the very beginning of science: man’s first attempts to measure his time and position in the Universe.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa stands on a magnificent rural site a few kilometers east of Carterton.
	www.rsnz.org /news/releases/stonehenge.php (751 words)

	ShareOrDie Underground Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A Kiwi version of Stonehenge opened in the heart of rural Wairarapa at the weekend, built to offer a scientific understanding of the universe to those put off by its complexity.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa will be used to observe the skies from a site in Gladstone, near Masterton.
		Phoenix Astronomical Society president Richard Hall drove Stonehenge Aotearoa with the intention of enabling people to see scientific principles in action and to understand how Maori once used the stars to keep time.
	www.shareordie.net /community/index.php?showtopic=61812 (327 words)

	Stonehenge : Science : Social Sciences : Archaeology : Topics : Archaeoastronomy : Stonehenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Astro-Archaeology at Stonehenge: Explores the theories of Gerald Hawkins and Sir Fred Hoyle who claim that stones are an eclipse predictor.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa: An archaeoastronomical teaching aid, based upon Stonehenge, embodying astronomical alignments from prehistoric British, Babylonian and Maori cosmologies.
		Stonehenge Astronomy: A collection of pages exploring the possible connections between Stonehenge and astronomical phenomena.
	webinfosearch.com /Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Archaeology/Topics/Archaeoastronomy/Stonehenge (243 words)

	CEREBRU katalog stron : Science : Social Sciences : Archaeology : Topics : Archaeoastronomy : Stonehenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		An archaeoastronomical teaching aid, based upon Stonehenge, embodying astronomical alignments from prehistoric British, Babylonian and Maori cosmologies.
		The results for lunar standstills are presented and compared with the Stonehenge observatory.
		In an article for British Archaeology magazine, space researcher Duncan Steel argues that Stonehenge was built to predict meteor showers.
	www.cerebru.pl /odp/index.php?c=Science/Social_Sciences/Archaeology/Topics/Archaeoastronomy/Stonehenge (214 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Archaeology: Topics: Archaeoastronomy: Stonehenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Astro-Archaeology at Stonehenge - Explores the theories of Gerald Hawkins and Sir Fred Hoyle who claim that stones are an eclipse predictor.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa - An archaeoastronomical teaching aid, based upon Stonehenge, embodying astronomical alignments from prehistoric British, Babylonian and Maori cosmologies.
		Stonehenge Astronomy - A collection of pages exploring the possible connections between Stonehenge and astronomical phenomena.
	dmoz.org /Science/Social_Sciences/Archaeology/Topics/Archaeoastronomy/Stonehenge (258 words)

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		New Zealand's modern-day Stonehenge Aotearoa observatory, put up by that country's Phoenix Astronomical Society, is a full-scale copy of its English ancestor, which many astronomers believe to have been a pointer to astronomical events.
		The idea behind the New Zealand project is to help people discover the fundamentals of astronomy for themselves and to combine in one cultural structure the traditions and knowledge of many eras and many parts of the world.
		The construction of the modern-day Stonehenge was funded by New Zealand's government, and it took volunteers from that country's Astronomical Society 18 months to erect it.
	english.mn.ru /english/printver.php?2005-8-28 (377 words)

	::Education Gazette::
		Stonehenge Aotearoa is a full-scale working adaptation of Stonehenge that has been built at Ahiaruhe, near Carterton in the Wairarapa.
		Similar in size to the original Stonehenge, Stonehenge Aotearoa is the result of months of painstaking surveying and research.
		Stones mark positions of the sun, moon and bright stars, while pillars mark "seasonal stars" such as Matariki (Pleiades) that are important in Maori astronomy and cosmology.
	www.edgazette.govt.nz /articles/show_articles.php?id=6649 (772 words)

	Wiccan Church of Minnesota News: Thursday, February 17, 2005
		It is a complete and working structure designed and built for its precise location in the Wairarapa.
		It is however, similar in size to the original Stonehenge.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa consists of a 30-metre diameter circle of 24 monoliths, capped with lintels.
	www.wiccanchurchmn.org /blognews/archives/2005_02_17_archive.html (219 words)

	Buy: Stonehenge Aotearoa: The Complete Guide
		Stonehenge Aotearoa, set in the rural countryside of the Wairarapa, is unique in New Zealand and internationally as a place of science and wonder.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa shows in a captivating way the links between astronomy, archaeology, anthropology, history, the social sciences and Maoritanga - Maori customs and beliefs.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa: The Complete Guide will introduce you to a new way of looking at the world around and above you.
	www.awapress.co.nz /products/published/books/newzealand/geaotearoathecompleteguide (331 words)

	★ Aotearoa @ mKiwi New Zealand Search Engine. Aotearoa NZ
		Aotearoa means land of the long white cloud, the name given to New Zealand by the Maori.
		Aotearoa Lodge, Whitianga offers relaxed accommodation in quiet, rural surroundings close to one of Coromandel's beautiful beaches.
		Aotearoa is the national organisation representing the many local associations throughout...
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	connexions » Blog Archive » The Maori sailed to Salisbury? First i’ve heard…
		If there was a prize for the most bizarre tourist development of recent years, it’d have to go to Stonehenge Aotearoa.
		Some of Stonehenge’s shape comes from where it was built.
		Other henges in England show that the location for Stonehenge may have been chosen to optimize one of these shapes.
	www.theconnexion.net /wp/index.php?p=962 (637 words)

	Wired News: Kiwis Cop Stonehenge's Star Buzz
		The aim of the project, funded by a grant of NZ$56,500 from the Royal Society of New Zealand, is to generate interest in science among people who might not normally be keen on the subject.
		A henge is a roughly circular flat area surrounded by a ditch and a bank of earth, sometimes with a ring of stones or wooden posts within the circular ditch.
		The New Zealand Stonehenge, due to open June 5, won't merely replicate what is in the Northern Hemisphere; the aim is to create an astronomical calendar for the southern skies.
	wired-vig.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,63227,00.html (1018 words)

	TiKouka » Blog Archive » The new Stonehenge --- Macs, valid, accessible web design, and more
		The Phoenix Astronomical Society is building Stonehenge Aotearoa to generate interest in science.
		This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 4th, 2004 at 08:18:05 and is filed under Science and Tech.
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	Dynamic Directory - Science - Social Sciences - Archaeology - Topics - Archaeoastronomy - Stonehenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		- A history of astronomical theories surrounding Stonehenge from Discovery Channel Canada.
		- An archaeoastronomical teaching aid, based upon Stonehenge, embodying astronomical alignments from prehistoric British, Babylonian and Maori cosmologies.
		- In an article for British Archaeology magazine, space researcher Duncan Steel argues that Stonehenge was built to predict meteor showers.
	www.maximumedge.com /dir/Science/Social_Sciences/Archaeology/Topics/Archaeoastronomy/Stonehenge (240 words)

	PT Forums - Other Stonehenges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Stonehenge replica situated in Odessa on the University of Texas of the Permian Basin campus.
		This astronomically correct replica is the same diameter as the real Stonehenge but only about 70% to scale vertically.
		So, where the tallest stone in England is about 22' tall, the tallest limestone slab in the Odessa version stands about 19'.
	ptenthusiasts.org /forum/showthread.php?t=49205 (278 words)

	MacManX.com » World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the face of a new threat, Epic, The New York Times closed its doors to the web and went offline in the year 2014.
		I sure didn’t, but that’s exactly what Stonehenge Aotearoa is. Resting on private property in New Zealand, this modern replica is just as effective as its predecessor.
		Stonehenge Aotearoa is open to the public on Saturdays from 1PM-4PM.
	www.macmanx.com /wordpress/category/the-world (297 words)

	Scoop: NZ's Stonehenge! — A major new tourist attraction
		Stonehenge Aotearoa, an open-sky observatory, inspired by and built on a similar scale to the famous Stonehenge on England’s Salisbury Plains has been built in the Wairarapa countryside (1.5 hours from Wellington).
		A modern day version of the 4000-year-old English monument as it might have been, had it been built in the Southern hemisphere, Stonehenge Aotearoa, is backed by the New Zealand Government and Royal Society of the New Zealand, and is the brain child of members of the Phoenix Astronomical Society.
		The project manager of Stonehenge Aotearoa, Richard Hall with fellow astronomers Kay Leather and Geoffrey Dobson have written Stonehenge Aotearoa: The Complete Guide to explain the how, why, what’s and when’s of the New Zealand’s own Stonehenge.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/SC0502/S00048.htm (1138 words)

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