ID: 700008421 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008421	Record Type: Built Work
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Stonehenge (henge; unknown prehistoric British builders ; between 3000 and 1520 BCE; Salisbury Plain (Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe,...)

Note: prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE, during the transition from the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age) to the Bronze Age. As a prehistoric stone circle, it is unique because of its artificially shaped sarsen stones (blocks of Cenozoic silcrete), arranged in post-and-lintel formation, and because of the remote origin of its smaller bluestones (igneous and other rocks) from 100–150 miles (160–240 km) away, in South Wales. The name of the monument probably derives from the Saxon stan-hengen, meaning “stone hanging” or “gallows.” Along with more than 350 nearby monuments and henges (ancient earthworks consisting of a circular bank and ditch), Stonehenge was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986.

Titles:

Stonehenge (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,U,N)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

henge [300120486] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by form>, megalithic monuments)

World Heritage Site [300263063]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, sites (locations))

rebuilding site [300404840]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, sites (locations))

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: between 3000 and 1520 BCE

Creator Display:

unknown prehistoric British builders [preferred,VP]

architects unknown Ancient British (Ancient British cultural designation) [500355201]

Locations:

Current: Salisbury Plain [1110968] Wiltshire (county), England (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: bluestone, sarsen, and Welsh sandstone; post and lintel construction

	bluestone [300011386]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>, sandstone, <sandstone by composition>, <sandstone by composition: aggregate type>, argillaceous sandstone)

	sarsen [300011672]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

	sandstone [300011376]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>)

	post-and-beam structures [300001484]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, structural systems, structural frames)

Dimensions: inner circle: 100 meters in diameter; sarsen circle: 33 meters in diameter; tallest stone: 7 meters.

Cultures:

(preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Neolithic [300019267] (preferred,period)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by general era>, three-age system, Stone Age)

	Bronze Age [300019275] (period)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by general era>, three-age system)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	ceremonial structure [300263489]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>) (AAT)

	cemetery [300266755]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Stonehenge	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Stonehenge," accessed 14 May 2013
	........ Grove Art Online (2008-)
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85128337

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Stonehenge," accessed 14 May 2013

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Stonehenge," accessed 14 May 2014
	..... Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)