(C)
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, at the
centre of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England.
Archaeologists 62 that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC. One
recent theory, however, has suggested that it may have been erected at the site as early as 3000
BC. The site and its surroundings were 63 the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in
1986.
There is little or no direct evidence for the construction techniques used by the
Stonehenge builders. Over the years, various authors have suggested that supernatural or
anachronistic methods were used, usually asserting that the stones were impossible to
move 64 . However, conventional techniques using Neolithic technology have been
demonstrably effective at moving and placing stones of a similar size.
Proposed functions for the site include usage as an astronomical observatory, or as a
religious site. More recently two major new theories have been proposed. Professor Mike Parker Pearson, head of the Stonehenge Riverside Project, has suggested that Stonehenge was
part of a ritual landscape and was joined to Durrington Walls by their corresponding avenues
and the River Avon. He suggests that the area around Durrington Walls Henge was a place of
the living, whilst Stonehenge was a domain of the dead. A journey along the Avon to reach
Stonehenge was part of a ritual passage from life to death, to celebrate past ancestors and the
recently 65 . On the other hand, Geoffery Wainwright, president of the Society of
Antiquaries of London, and Timothy Darvill of Bournemouth University have suggested that
Stonehenge was a place of healing. They argue that this 66 the high number of burials in
the area and for the evidence of trauma deformity in some of the graves. However, they do
concede that the site was probably multifunctional and used for ancestor worship as well.
【題組】64. (A) hitherto (B) henceforth (C) otherwise (D) elsewhere
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