https://padlet.com/richardren1/jkg4y49ex9l3wzop 异想天开之作 en-us 2020-10-21 12:59:26 UTC 2020-10-21 13:11:45 UTC hello@padlet.com richardren1 https://padlet.com/richardren1/jkg4y49ex9l3wzop/wish/848462307 It was a tragedy of betrayal began in the 5^th century when Saxons invaded across the land of Britain. Salisbury Plain witnessed the treachery of Saxon knifes in the supposedly unarmed peace talk. Too late were the British prince Aurelius Ambrosius and his brother Uther Pendragon returned and defeat the Saxons. To honor the British chides who had been slayed in the Salisbury Plain peace talk, the prince fetched the famous wizard Merlin to build a monument for the dead. Merlin and Uther were sent to steal the astonishing stone circle, “the Giants’ Dance,” in Ireland and succeeded. As the great wizard, Merlin, of course, used his magic to transport the stones from Ireland to the plain of Salisbury. There, the chiefs of Britain, Ambrosius Aurelianus, and Uther Pendragon who was the father of the King Author were honored and buried under the stones. This tale in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of Kings of Britain written in the 12^th century, had no evidence to prove its authenticity. Although the tales of Merlin, King Author, and the origin of Stonehenge could be entirely fictional folklores, the existence of these tales could not be ignored on the study of the actual origin of the Stonehenge. There are many overlaps between modern archaeological studies and what was told in the story such as the transportation of the stones to build the Stonehenge and the purpose of burial ceremonies. In Archaeology, we focus on a scientific approach of investigating monuments of history. Folklores, on the other hand, consist of various influences from the aspects such as culture, religion, and personal biases. To utilize sources of folklores in Archeological studies, we have to extract its core value and evaluate the various influence they suffered from the historical context. 

]]> 2020-10-21 13:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/richardren1/jkg4y49ex9l3wzop/wish/848462307 richardren1 https://padlet.com/richardren1/jkg4y49ex9l3wzop/wish/848463826 The Stone Henge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, the United Kingdom. It has been well known by the world due to the astonishing scale and geometric construction that were almost impossible to accomplish by people and technologies from around 3000 BC to 2000 BC. How the Stonehenge was built, and its exact purpose are still a mystery to the world. I had heard of the site for the first time when I was a kid who was fascinated with books of unsolved mysteries. The little head of mine could not figure out why these ancient people in Britain must put up such massive stones that cost so much labor, money, and time. It was not until recently when I read through different kinds of hypothesizes and researches on the mystery of the Stone Henge that I construct a relatively clearer picture of how and why the monument was built. However, this paper is not intended to discover the true method of how the Stonehenge was constructed or why it was built. It was not a question that could be fully solved by an average college freshman like me. I am trying to use the limited amount of knowledge I possessed to evaluate the methods and theories suggest by much more professional specialists in the archeological and history fields. At the same time, the paper is intended to discover the Stone henge as a prehistorical archeologic site on its influence and relationship with the modern world. It is unquestionable that the Stonehenge hold a special value to the British people as a cultural icon, but more complicated associations were hidden “under” the simple stones with various stakeholders of the site. 

]]> 2020-10-21 13:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/richardren1/jkg4y49ex9l3wzop/wish/848463826 richardren1 https://padlet.com/richardren1/jkg4y49ex9l3wzop/wish/848465898 2020-10-21 13:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/richardren1/jkg4y49ex9l3wzop/wish/848465898 richardren1 https://padlet.com/richardren1/jkg4y49ex9l3wzop/wish/848468233 2020-10-21 13:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/richardren1/jkg4y49ex9l3wzop/wish/848468233