Stonehenge Discussion

q What is a “henge”?

q What is a Trilithon?

q What are the “Aubrey Holes”?

q Over how many years was Stonehenge under construction?

q How did the stones get from Wales to the Salisbury Plain?

q About how many men were needed to raise the stones to an upright position?

q What evidence is there that human sacrifice was practiced at some of the Neolithic British monuments?

q According to Aveni at what age did most Stonehengers die?

q Why was cancer and heart disease likely uncommon?

q What diseases were most likely to be life-threatening?

q What was their basic diet?

q How, roughly, does Hawkins suggest that Aubrey Holes were used to predict eclipses?

q What arguments does Aveni use against the “computer” theory?

q What does Aveni believe were the two main uses of Stonehenge?

q What does Aveni mean when he says the Stonehenge was more closely aligned with theater than with science in our sense?

q What are Aveni’s basic conclusions about Stonehenge?