Early Britain [antikvár]

PRIMITIVE SOCIETY ON THE TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES At the dawn of their history the peoples on this planet lived in primitive societies. These primitive peoples, wherever they lived, began their long path of progress with stone tools, but they did not reach the same level of civilization at the same time in different countries. The ancient civilizations of Greece and Romé were already in existence when the people living in Britain were only at the first stage of social development. We shall now learn more about the ancient inhabitants of the British lsles. The Earliest Men In somé parts of Britain one can see a number of hugv stones standing in a circle. These are the monuments left by the earliest inhabitants of the country. The best-known stone-circle named Stonehenge1 dates from between 1900 and 1600 B. G. It is made of many upright stones, standing in groups of twos, 8.5 metres high. They are joined on the top by other fiat stones, each weighing about 7 tons. No one can teli how these large stones were moved, or from what places they were brought. Stonehenge is still a mystery to scholars. What was it used for? -As a burial-place or a sacred place where early man worshipped the sun?