| Stonehenge |
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| Stonehenge is Europe's best known and most accessible prehistoric site. It's estimated to be 5,000 years old, including a 1,500 year construction and re-construction period. That makes Stonehenge a contemporary of the Egyptian Pyramids at Giza, a far greater achievement. |
| Stonehenge remains a triumph for its builders, who dragged some of these stones from hundreds of miles away, and placed them in complicated circular designs. What remains is best appreciated at a distance in my opinion. |
| Moving closer, it's difficult to find intact sections of the vertical and horizonal stones which are the most recognizable Stonehenge images. |
| You can see the helicopter, upper left, offering a view of Stonehenge from the air. I had no time for that option. |
| As with both Egyptian and Mayan temples, Stonehenge, taken in its entirety, reflects astronomical patterns based upon the seasons and positions of the sun. Although the purpose of Stonehenge remains unknown in our modern era, its builders would have the explanation, but they left no written records. |
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| If you have a high speed internet connection, watch the Intrepid Berkeley Explorer's free video of this trip, "My Pub Runneth Over", by clicking on AdventurePics.com . |