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THEKINGOFSTONEHENGEStonehenge–ForeveramysteryThereisnothingquitelikeStonehengeanywhereintheworldandfor5000yearsithasdrawnvisitorstoit.NoonereallyknowshoworwhyStonehengewasbuilt.ThesecirclesofgiantstoneswereplacedinagrassyfieldinsouthernEnglandnearly5,000yearsago.Somebelievethattherocksservedasenormous(巨大的)sundials(日冕仪).Othersthinkthatpeopleusedthemforreligiouspurposes.Overtime,thelandscapearoundStonehengeunderwentsubstantialchangeanddevelopment.Whatyouseetodayisabouthalfoftheoriginalmonument,someofthestoneshavefallendown,othershavebeencarriedawaytobeusedforbuildingortorepairfarmtracksandovercenturiesvisitorshaveaddedtheirdamagetoo.Stonehengewasformerlyownedbyalocalman,SirCecilChubb,andhegaveittothenationin1918anditisnowmanagedbyEnglishHeritageonbehalfoftheGovernment.In1986,itwasinscribedasaWorldHeritageSite.Itiswithoutdoubtoneofthefinestprehistoricmonumentsinexistenceandanevenmoreremarkablemystery.materialsbonecopperpotteryclaystonefurgoldWhichmaterialswerefound?WhichobjectswerefoundinthegraveofthekingofStonehenge?objectsabonepintwogoldearringsAcushionstonetwocopperknivestoolsarrowsabowtwopotsHisgraveistherichestofanyfoundthatperiod.HewasburiedthreemilesfromStonehengeatthetimewhenthegreatstoneswerebeingbroughttoSalisburytobuiltit.ItispossiblethatthekingofStonehengemayhavehadahandinplanningthemonumentorhelptransportandpullupthestones.HewasthepersonwhobroughtcultureandnewtechniquefromtheEuropetoBritain,whichcausedthechangeofanera---fromStonehengetoBronzeAge.Onmarch,3,2002,archaeologistsinEnglandfoundagraveofamandatingbacktoaround3000BC.Peoplegottoknownwherethemanwasfrombytestinghisbones.ThediscoveryofthekingofStonehengewasfarfromimportant.ThetwoearringsarenotonlytheoldestgoldeverfoundinEngland,butalsoaproofthattheancientBritishereclevertomakegoldeveninaround2,500BC.BecauseofhispowerandhissuccessfuloriginationoftheStonehenge,themangothistitleasthekingofStonehenge.InancienttimesitwasverydifficultforthepeopletoconstructtheStonehengenotbecausethestoneswerehugeandheavybuttheycouldn'tuseourmodernmachinessupposeSupposeyourhometownfoundanancientgrave,somepeopleinyourtownsuggestdiggingitup,whileothershavedifferentopinion.Pleasehaveadialoguewithyourpartner,expressyourideas.ConstructionofStonehenge:Aprocessofblood,sweat,andtears