Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Stone henge — Стоунхендж, Эйвбери и связанные памятники* Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites** Всемирное наследие ЮНЕСКО Страна … Википедия
henge — [henj] n. [< (STONE)HENGE] a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular bank or ditch enclosing, variously, stone or timber uprights, burial pits, etc … English World dictionary
henge — ► NOUN ▪ a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stone or wooden uprights. ORIGIN back formation from Stonehenge, such a monument in Wiltshire, from two Old English words meaning «stone» + «to hang» … English terms dictionary
Henge — s, burials, central mounds, and stakeholes ( [http://www.eng h.gov.uk/mpp/mcd/sub/henges1.htm English Heritage definition] ).Because of the defensive impracticalities of an enclosure with an external bank and an internal ditch (rather than vice… … Wikipedia
Stone circle — This article is about the European Megalithic stone circles. See Stone circle (disambiguation) for other uses. Swinside stone circle, in the Lake District, England. A stone circle is a monument of standing stones arranged in a circle usually… … Wikipedia
Stone edge — Stonehenge 51° 10′ 44″ N 1° 49′ 35″ W / 51.178889, 1.826389 … Wikipédia en Français
Henge monument — Archaeologists use the term henge monument to describe a site where a henge is combined with other features such as stone circles, standing stones, barrows, cairns or timber circles.It is different from a hengiform monument which does not involve … Wikipedia
Stone Age Britain — The earliest archaeological remains found in Britain are tools thought to have been made before 12000 BC, when Britain was still attached to the rest of Europe. No human bones from this period were found until 1912 when a skull that had… … Universalium
henge — /henj/, n. Archaeol. a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for… … Universalium
henge — [hɛn(d)ʒ] noun a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stone or wooden uprights. Origin C18: back form. from the megalithic monument Stonehenge in Wiltshire, from OE stān stone + an element related to hengan to hang … English new terms dictionary
