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STONEHENGE ENGLAND 2000 b.c.. Why built? Made by an ancient race of giants. Conjured up by Merlin The real reason it was built is unknown However, it.

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1 STONEHENGE ENGLAND 2000 b.c.

2 Why built? Made by an ancient race of giants. Conjured up by Merlin The real reason it was built is unknown However, it is an accurate astronomical calendar

3 What does it look like? Outer ring of giant “doorways” Ring of small upright stones (gravestones) Horseshoe of trilithons (13’6”) Heel-stone (marking where sun rises in east at summer solstice)

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10 Easter Island Chile South Pacific Ocean 1000 a.d.

11 Statues of Large Heads 2000 miles from nearest city Made of volcanic ash Famous for monoliths called “Moai” –13 feet high & weigh 14 ton on average –887 statues (288 placed) Called “Easter Island” because explorer landed there on Easter Polynesians create a culture

12 What happened? Society grew to 10,000 Island could not sustain that population Bloody civil war & cannibalism Culture was lost to inner turmoil, slavery and outside influence

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17 It must be large! You must know what it is! What might they think it is?


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