Stonehenge [site]
unknown (European)
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Date
-3200--1600Description
General view of Stonehenge, depicting the remains of the 4000 year old monument; Henge monument and megalithic stone circle constructed between ca. 3200 and ca 1600 BCE on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, southern England. The monument is unique among prehistoric stone circles in its use of carefully shaped stones surmounted by lintels and was designed to embody certain astronomical alignments. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 2/14/2008)
Type of Work
monumentSubject
Early Bronze Age
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