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2. Archaeoastronomy and Stonehenge - Wikipedia

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   Stonehenge has an opening in the henge earthwork facing northeast, and suggestions that particular significance was placed by its builders on the solstice and equinox points have followed. For example, the summer solstice Sun rose close to the Heel Stone, and the Sun's first rays shone into the centre of the monument between the horseshoe ...

3. Summer solstice - Wikipedia

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   The summer solstice is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year in that hemisphere, when the sun is at its highest position in the sky. At either pole there is continuous daylight at the time of its summer solstice. The opposite event is the winter solstice. The summer solstice occurs during the hemisphere's ...

4. List of archaeoastronomical sites by country - Wikipedia

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   Cahokia Woodhenge, equinox and summer solstice sunrise/winter solstice sunset aligned timber circle; Mound 72, summer solstice sunrise/winter solstice sunset aligned burial mound; Casa Malpaís Archaeological Site, Springerville, Arizona. Summer solstice at noon and sunset. Chaco Canyon, cardinal orientations, meridian alignment, inter-pueblo ...

5. Here's Why Stonehenge Is Connected to the Summer Solstice

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   Thousands will gather at the monument on June 21 to watch the solstice sunrise

6. Thousands gather at Stonehenge site for summer solstice

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   Wrapped in blankets, thousands of people gathered at Britain's Stonehenge for summer solstice, watching the sun rise over the Neolithic monument.

7. Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer ... - AOL

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   Thousands of people watched the sun rise at Stonehenge on Tuesday after gathering at the ancient monument site in southern England to mark summer solstice.

8. Aubrey holes - Wikipedia

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   Many interpretations prefer an astronomical explanation for the purpose of the holes although this is by no means proved. It was formerly thought that when the Aubrey holes were first dug, the only standing feature at Stonehenge was the Heelstone, which marked the point of the midsummer sunrise, viewed from the centre of the henge.

9. Rare lunar event may reveal Stonehenge’s link with the moon

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   This summer, archaeologists are using a little-known lunar phenomenon that happens every 18.6 years to investigate as part of their work in understanding why Stonehenge was built. Lunar standstill