Stonehenge

You are about to embark on a trip back in time to the Neolithic Period. There you will

attempt to discover ancient mysteries about enormous feats performed by early human

beings.

Ancient Archeology's 7 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries

• Your first mission is to watch a video about ancient mysteries. Click on the link below and watch the video.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuRmv-6sjaY

• "Ancient Archeology's 7 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries." YouTube.

YouTube, 11 Aug. 2014. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuRmv-6sjaY>.

British Broadcasting Corporation

• Your next mission is to go to the BBC website to explore types of archeology.

• Click on the following link: -http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/archaeology/

• Next click on the sub links “Types of Archeology”. “Techniques”, and “Excavations”. Take notes on points of interest. How can this information help you solve ancient mysteries?

• "Archeology." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/archaeology/>

Google Maps

• Your third mission is to go to Stonehenge. You will engage in a Panoramic View of the site.

• Click here for an exciting look at this ancient, mysterious site: https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.179087,-1.826303,3a,75y,180h,79.47t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sxJxBl5zktHZpdl2rhAlFiw!2e0!3e5?hl=en

• Google Maps. Digital image. Google Maps. N.p., Aug. 2009. Web. 02 Feb. 2015. <https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.179087,-1.826303,3a,75y,180h,79.47t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sxJxBl5zktHZp

dl2rhAlFiw!2e0!3e5?hl=en>.

The History Channel

• Explore this site to learn about the construction of Stonehenge, Megaliths, the Function of Stonehenge and Stonehenge Today.

• Click on the link below:

• http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/stonehenge

• "Stonehenge." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. <http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/stonehenge>

Anglo Saxons

• You will now discover the daily life, death rituals, and religious beliefs of the people who built Stonehenge.

• Click on the link to travel there:

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/discover/museum_explorer.aspx• "British Museum - Museum Explorer." British Museum - Museum Explorer.

N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. <http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/discover/museum_explorer.aspx>.

Ancient Peoples of the Americas

• Now you will discover other mysterious people and their accomplishments.

• Click on the link to find out about the Olmec of Mexico and their 14 colossal stone heads.

• http://www.micahwright.com/olmec.htm• Wright, Micha. "Olmec Heads." Olmec Heads. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb.

2015. <http://www.micahwright.com/olmec.htm>.

Nazca Geolyphs

• Click on the link to discover the amazing mystery of the ancient Nazca lines, in Peru.

• http://www.unmuseum.org/nazca.htm• "The UnMuseum - The Lines of Nazca." The UnMuseum - The Lines of

Nazca. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. <http://www.unmuseum.org/nazca.htm>

The Adena

• The Adena of Ohio and their Great Serpent Mound is another mystery for you to decipher.

• Click here: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/usa/serpent-mound

• Krystek, Lee. "Sacred Destinations." Serpent Mound. N.p., 20 June 2010. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/usa/serpent-mound

Work to be Produced

• You will produce research notes, a two page essay, a travel brochure or travel advertisement, and a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting Stonehenge to a mysterious accomplishment of people in the Americas. Use your notes and the information you uncovered during your investigation.

Works CitedWorks Cited

"Ancient Archeology's 7 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries." YouTube. YouTube, 11 Aug. 2014.

Web. 05 Feb. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuRmv-6sjaY>.

"Archeology." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.

<http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/archaeology/>.

"British Museum - Museum Explorer." British Museum - Museum Explorer. N.p., n.d.

Web. 02 Feb. 2015.

<http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/discover/museum_exp

lorer.aspx>.

"British Museum - Museum Explorer." British Museum - Museum Explorer. N.p., n.d.

Web. 05 Feb. 2015.

<http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/discover/museum_exp

lorer.aspx>.

Google Maps. Digital image. Google Maps. N.p., Aug. 2009. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.

<https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.179087,-

1.826303,3a,75y,180h,79.47t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sxJxBl5zktHZpdl2rhAlFiw!

2e0!3e5?hl=en>.

Krystek, Lee. "Sacred Destinations." Serpent Mound. N.p., 20 June 2010. Web. 05 Feb.

2015. <http://www.sacred-destinations.com/usa/serpent-mound>.

"Stonehenge." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015.

<http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/stonehenge>.

"The UnMuseum - The Lines of Nazca." The UnMuseum - The Lines of Nazca. N.p., n.d.

Web. 05 Feb. 2015. <http://www.unmuseum.org/nazca.htm>.