The Welsh Origins of Stonehenge
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Experts studied stones from Stonehenge.
- A2
Experts studied the stones of Stonehenge.
- B1
Researchers matched the bluestones used to build Stonehenge to rocks in the Preseli Mountains.
- B2
Using their chemical makeup, researchers matched the bluestones used to build Stonehenge to specific rock outcrops in the Preseli Mountains of Wales.
- C1
Using their chemical makeup, researchers matched the bluestones used to build Stonehenge to specific rock outcrops in the Preseli Mountains of Wales.
- C2
The origins of Stonehenge lie far from the site where its stones rest today, tracing back instead to the expanse of the Preseli Mountains in Wales.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- match
- to find a connection or similarity between two things
- ancient
- belonging to a time long ago in history
- transport
- to move people or goods from one place to another
- excavation
- the activity of digging in the ground to find old objects or buildings
- feast
- a large special meal, often for many people, to celebrate something
- oppose
- to disagree with a plan or activity and try to stop it
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Read the original for the full report.