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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Trilithon
		A trilithon (or trilith) is a structure consisting of two large vertical stones supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top.
		Commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments the most famous trilithons are those at Stonehenge and those found in the Prehistoric temples in Malta, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
		The word trilithon is derived from the Greek 'having three stones' (Tri - three, lithos - stone) and was first used by William Stukeley.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Trilithon (357 words)

	Alta Resource Wood Suppliers Furniture Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This carved wooden trilithon is 18' tall and 16' wide.
		The taper sawn timbers are 20" poplar, as is the double taper lintel.
		A drip edge and semi-transparent preservative also enhance the life of this grand entryway.
	www.altalabinstrument.com /wood/gallery/trilith.htm (67 words)

	NOVA Online \| Teachers \| Student Handout \| Secrets of Lost Empires I -- Stonehenge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		To position the massive trilithon stone into the hole, the NOVA team didn't push or pull it -- instead, they used the weight of the stone itself to tip it into position.
		Observe the shape of the Great Trilithon and predict where the center of gravity is located.
		Hang the Great Trilithon from hole B. Draw a second line that follows the vertical line of the string.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2403_sle1ston_01.html (340 words)

	UMR Stonehenge - Stonehenge at UMR (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The sarsen stones are 1 and 1/2 feet high, while each of the trilithons measures 13 and 1/4 feet from the ground to the top of the lintel.
		On the summer solstice, sunrise is located between the inner faces of the southwest trilithon and above the heel stone 145 feet to the northeast, while sunset is visible through the inner faces of the Northwest trilithon.
		On the winter solstice, sunrise is located between the inner faces of the southeast trilithon and sunset is visible between the inner faces of the southwest trilithon.
	web.umr.edu /~stonehen/historynew.html (613 words)

	Baalbek
		Confounding the mystery even further is how the builders of the Trilithon managed to position these stones side by side with such precision that, according to some commentators not even a needle can be inserted between them.
		Ragette points out that the sheer awe inspired by the Trilithon ensured that Baalbek was remembered by later generations, not for the grandeur of its magnificent temples, but for its three great stones which ignorant folk began to believe were built by superhuman giants of some bygone age.
		Ragette suggests that the Trilithon stones were first cut from the bed-rock, using "metal picks" and "some sort of quarrying machine" that left concentric circular blows up to four metres in radius on some blocks (surely an enigma in itself).
	www.gnosticliberationfront.com /baalbek.htm (8123 words)

	World Mysteries - Mystic Places - Baalbeck
		The Trilithon is the lighter-coloured course in the wall and comprises three granite stones beautifully fitted together at a height of 20 feet above present ground level.
		The angle of this photograph - compromised by the fence and woods which now obstruct the view of this wall, hardly does justice to the huge size of these blocks, which are 14 feet 6 inches in height, 12 feet thick, and a staggering 64 feet in length (on average).
		And he or she will thus explain the construction of the Trilithon by reciting what is known about Roman construction techniques.
	www.world-mysteries.com /mpl_5b3.htm (1305 words)

	Baalbek, Lebanon's Sacred Fortress
		Ragette points out that the sheer awe inspired by the Trilithon ensured that Baalbek was remembered by later generations, not for the grandeur of its magnificent temples, but for its three great stones which ignorant folk began to believe were built by superhuman giants of some bygone age.(27)
		Since the Stone of the Pregnant Woman was presumably intended to extend the Trilithon, it must be assumed that the main three stones came from the same quarry, which lies about one quarter of a mile from the site.
		Moreover, the visible courses of smaller blocks above and to the right of the Trilithon are markedly different in shape and appearance to the smaller, more regular sized courses in the rest of the obviously Roman structure.
	www.andrewcollins.com /page/articles/baalbek.htm (3612 words)

	EARTH MYSTERIES: Stonehenge
		These were subsequently dismantled and a circle of Sarsens and a horseshoe-shaped arrangement of Trilithons erected (sub-phase 3ii).
		The Trilithons are ten upright stones arranged as five freestanding pairs each with a single horizontal lintel.
		Finally, mention should be made of the so-called Altar Stone, a large dressed block of sandstone that lies embedded in the ground within the Trilithon Horseshoe and "in front of" of the central and largest Trilithon pair.
	witcombe.sbc.edu /earthmysteries/EMStonehenge.html (1042 words)

	Tess of the d'Urbervilles :: Concordance (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are 2 occurrences of the word: trilithon
		The next pillar was isolated; others composed a trilithon; others
		another was at hand on the right, under a trilithon, and another on
	www.doc.ic.ac.uk /~rac101/concord/texts/tess/tess.cgi?word=trilithon (91 words)

	ipedia.com: Trilithon Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Trilithon is derived from the Greek words for 'three stones' and relates to any structure built from the same.
		Commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments the most famous trilithons are those...
		Commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments the most famous trilithons are those at Stonehenge.
	www.ipedia.com /trilithon.html (104 words)

	:: Discovery Channel CA ::
		Within the centre of the monument are trilithons -- two pillar stones with one stone on top -- in the shape of a horseshoe.
		Within the bluestone horseshoe is the Altar stone -- a blue-grey stone from the shores of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire.
		It may have once stood upright but now lays underneath one of the great sarsen trilithons, and is about five metres long.
	exn.ca /mysticplaces/whatisit.asp (1442 words)

	Archaeology Wordsmith (Site not responding. Last check: )
		DEFINITION: A stone structure consisting of two standing stones with a third (the lintel) placed across the top of them, forming an arch or doorway, as at Stonehenge.
		Trilithons appear in megalithic monuments of various types, but the most impressive examples are Stonehenge's five huge ones of sarsen stones, skillfully joined together with mortice and tenon joints.
		The island of Tonga has a massive coral trilithon of c 1200 AD.
	www.reference-wordsmith.com /cgi-bin/lookup.cgi?category=&where=headword&terms=trilithon (70 words)

	SPACESYNTH.NET: Trilithon - Synthesizer Music For Space People
		Trilithon is a synthesizer project made by Huib Schippers in 1990.
		In 1991, the first single from Trilithon, "Choice" was released and in 1992 track called "Children of The Future" has became great hit all over Europe.
		Trilithon's music contains elements of Techno, Psychedelic Trance and Synthdance, together with an addiction of traditional electronic music - a strange, but working mixture...
	www.spacesynth.net /Artist/Trilithon?style=print (204 words)

	NOVA Online \| Teachers \| Classroom Activity \| Secrets of Lost Empires I—Stonehenge \| PBS
		Finally, have students change the distribution of weight in the object by adding paper clips in such a way that the center of gravity is moved back to a location on the cardboard.
		Because the cardboard Great Trilithon is an asymmetrical shape, students should discover that the center of gravity does not lie in the geometric center.
		An actual stone trilithon is made of three individual stones and would not be balanced in this way.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2403_sle1ston.html (359 words)

	Jupiter's Temple, Baalbek, Lebanon
		The top corner of the northern block of the Trilithon is well rounded by erosion, and human abrasion.
		In a quarry about half a mile away from the Trilithon is an even bigger block It measures 69 x 16 x 13 feet, ten inches, and weighs about 1,170 metric tons.
		Moreover, the transport of the Trilithon blocks would have had been incredibly rapid, because the retaining walls should be in place prior to the construction of the temple itself, as logic would seem to dictate
	www.bibliotecapleyades.net /esp_baalbek_2.htm (2357 words)

	Tiverton A.S. \| Stonehenge
		The two intermediate trilithons align with major and minor positions of the Moon, which the Altar Stone (stone 80) also does through gaps in the sarsen circle (see Figure 1).
		The extremes of the Moon's position on the horizon are marked on Figure 1, with the two intermediate trilithons and stones 8, 9, 10, and 20, 21, 22 of the sarsen circle.
		At its extreme declination, in that year the winter solstice Moon rose over the alignment to hole D from the centre of the monument, along the alignment from SS94 to SS91, and was framed in the southern intermediate trilithon.
	www.tivas.org.uk /stonehenge/stone_ast.html (2054 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Common examples include the walls of chamber tombs and other megalithic monuments and the vertical elements of the trilithons at Stonehenge.
		Commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments the most famous trilithons are those at Stonehenge and those found in the prehistoric temples in Malta, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
		The word trilithon is derived from the Greek 'having three stones' (Tri - three, lithos - stone) and was first used by William Stukeley.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=trilithon (740 words)

	Trilithon articles and news from Start Learning Now (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In archaeology, a '''forecourt''' is the name given to the area in front of certain types of chamber tomb.
		A '''trilithon''' (or ''trilith'') is a structure consisting of two large vertical stones supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top.
		The word ''trilithon'' is derived from the Greek language
	www.startlearningnow.com /trilithon.htm (725 words)

	Ancient Egypt: Description of games by W.M.F.Petrie
		This naturally suggests a gate or trilithon to play through, and the width of it is such as to offer some little difficulty to the player in avoiding overthrowing the miniature trilithon in driving the ball through it.
		So far I had restored this game of skittles the day I found it; and I was greatly interested to hear from Mr.Carter, that in Norfolk skittles are played through a gateway of logs of wood, which must not be upset by the player.
		In 1215 there were 14 porphyry and 2 breccia balls, a bar (like that of the trilithon) of porphyry, 6 slips of ivory with a bract carved on one side, and 1 slip with diagonal lines, with 3 or 4 rods of ivory.
	www.reshafim.org.il /ad/egypt/timelines/topics/games1.htm (782 words)

	Stonehenge Answers (page 3) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The sunrise occurs at around 6 am although the sun is not clearly seen for several minutes until it clears the trees that are currently covering the horizon.
		The box opening of the North Trilithon frames the position of the North Star when viewed, at night, from half-way between the center of the circle and the stone.
		Similarly, the closing of the trilithon ring coincident with a solar eclipse at Rolla, was purely an accidental coincidence of timing.
	web.umr.edu /~stonehen/answers/page3.html (377 words)

	Trilithon Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		TRILITHON first appeared in 'Ravenwolf Comics Presents' #2 as one third of the 'Tri-Knights', a group of British super-hero's, in early 1993.
		He then cameo'd alongside other 'Evolutionary Comic' super-hero's in the 'Darkwars' saga that ran in the 'Othesride/Flipside' (1993-95) before gaining his first solo series in the 'Dark Zone' (1995-00) which gained quite a favourable response from the readers.
		"Trilithon remains my current favourite Evolutionary Universe tale with its fine writing, superb range of characters, and Prestwood's ever-endearing artwork."
	www.evolutionarycomics.co.uk /Trilithon_Mythology.html (308 words)

	Trilithon Proportional 1.0 – Mac OS X – VersionTracker
		Trilithon Proportional 1.0 – Mac OS X – VersionTracker
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		Trilithon Proportional is a simple ratio calculator, percentage calculator, and units conversion utility created for graphic designers, desktop publishers, and web site designers.
	www.windowstracker.com /dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20997 (152 words)

	Baalbek6
		I asked them how they might attempt to move the 1,000-ton Stone of the South and place it at the same height as the Trilithon.
		Although it is sometimes claimed that modern cranes cannot lift stones as heavy as 800-tons,[9] this is actually incorrect.
		This is all very interesting, and gives us some feel for the scale of the engineering challenge, but there is, of course, one slight problem with the Baldwins scenario, namely that none of this twentieth century technology was supposedly available when Baalbek was built.
	www.eridu.co.uk /Author/Mysteries_of_the_World/Baalbek/Baalbek6/baalbek6.html (1782 words)

	Stonehenge - standing stones - prehistoric temple - Giants' dance
		During the midsummer solstice we gaze out of the sacred circle to see the sun rise over the Heel Stone, and the first rays shine into the centre of the monument between the stones of the trilithon horseshoe.
		The Anglo Saxon verb 'helan' meaning 'to conceal' could be connected with the naming of this stone - it conceals the sun rising on the summer solstice.
		At the midwinter solstice the setting sun sinks between the two uprights of the largest trilithon and behind the altar stone - thought by many to symbolize the death of the year.
	www.new-age.co.uk /stonehenge-standing-stones.htm (1626 words)

	World Mysteries - Mystic Places - The Mystery of the Stones at Baalbek, by Alan Alford
		Back at the temple acropolis, three stones not much smaller than this, weighing 800 tons each, have been miraculously fitted together in a wall, forming a Trilithon at a height of 20 feet.
		This e-tour will mirror my real life tour, which climaxed at the mighty Trilithon and the Stone of the South.
		First, however, I offer you the rare opportunity to see the entire Baalbek, of which the mighty Trilithon is only a part.
	www.world-mysteries.com /mpl_5b1.htm (775 words)

	Trilithon Consulting - About Our Company
		Trilithon Consulting, a Michigan Based S-Corporation was created by founder Robert E. Heyart in January 2000.
		Our mission is to provide highly effective software and management training, knowledgeable - Best In Class - software consulting services, and provide clients deeply discounted prices on specialty hardware needs.
		By continuing to provide excellence in customer service, and industry specific expertise in consulting, Trilithon Consulting has developed numerous, long term client relationships in the Midwest Region.
	www.trilithonconsulting.com /about.htm (128 words)

	Trilithon
		This is the definition of the term Trilithon
		Trilithon (n.) A monument consisting of three stones; especially, such a monument forming a kind of doorway, as among the ancient Celts.
		For people who have trouble spelling, this is the defintion of the term Trilithon
	linkspider.serversystems.net /dictionary/lookup/trilithon (81 words)

	Baalbek Trilithon - A Wall With Two Pasts
		If it was made first, and then deemed to be too big, it would have still been utilized.
		There was no attempt to move the practically finished block despite the recent brilliant successes with transporting the other blocks.
		Moreover, the transport of the Trilithon blocks would have had been incredibly rapid, because the retaining walls should be in place prior to the construction of the temple itself, as logiic would seem to dictate
	www.vejprty.com /baalbek.htm (2514 words)

	Flickr: Photos from NickFitz
		The horizontal bar of shadow on this upright is cast by the trilithons.
		This shows the curvature of the trilithons rather nicely.
		These Ts and Cs for the Solstice Celebration were handed out to everybody who turned up and posted...
	www.flickr.com /photos/nickfitz (134 words)

	Gold Trilithon Stud Earrings : English Heritage : English Heritage
		Gold Trilithon Stud Earrings : English Heritage : English Heritage
		Pair of gold-plated sterling silver earrings in the shape of sarsen trilithons - their massive upright stones and lintels are one of the most striking silhouettes at Stonehenge.
		These form the perfect partner to the Trilithon pendant
	www.english-heritage.org.uk /server/show/ConGenericProduct.141 (46 words)

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