Stonehenge

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ways of keeping track of the time during the year. In this particular case the ancient people of England used the for record keeping. "In 1964 the American astronomer Gerald S. Hawkins reported findings obtained by supplying a computer with measurements taken at together with astronomical information based on celestial positions in 1500 BC when was in use."(Encarta, 1) Hawkins believed that the ancient people were able to gather information about the sun and the moon, with accuracy. He believed that was used to predict the seasons by examining the position of the sun and moon to the earth. 's axis is pointed in the direction of the sunrise at the summer and winter solstices, for this reason some scientists believed that ancient people were able to predict eclipses of the sun and moon by their position in relation to the monument. The ancient people of England had many religious beliefs that they followed and believed in. They also probably had religious holidays that they ...

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