I stood there looking down the aisle made of stones staring down and looked at the main circle made entirely out of stone tower before me. How could a masterpiece still be in a condition so great after being covered in a blanket of peat? It was as if it was frozen in time. UNESCO, I will be talking about the Isle of Lewis Standing Stones. The Isle of Lewis standing stones MUST be on the UNESCO World Heritage List because it is a pure example of human ingenuity, it is a masterpiece of human architecture and is a site that reflects the cultural of our ancestors.
The Isle of Lewis Standing Stones was built around about 3000 BC. For the site to be still be standing there for over 5,000 years is astonishing. The stones had to be strategically stood up so that the holes were big enough to put the standing stones in and making sure it doesn’t fall and crush the guy on the other side and don’t forget they didn’t have any measuring apparatuses. The standing stones is a perfect example of human ingenuity and creativity and that is just one of my reasons for why it must be on the UNESCO …show more content…
In 1980/81 an excavation revealed a burial tomb inside the circle that was thought was added on later and was thought to be built in the Neolithic age. Inside the burial tomb numerous bones of bodies were found. The burial site in the circle was presumed as something that was heavily affiliated with their culture and religion. The inside of the circle may have been used to bless the bodies of their loved ones or as a human sacrifice to whoever they worshipped. The bodies have not only told us about their cultural tradition but what the people may have looked like, if they had disease, what they ate and other things. The Isle of Lewis standing stones deserves to be preserved and a spot on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The Isle of Lewis also standing stones is quintessential example of an exemplary
The Isle of Lewis Standing Stones was built around about 3000 BC. For the site to be still be standing there for over 5,000 years is astonishing. The stones had to be strategically stood up so that the holes were big enough to put the standing stones in and making sure it doesn’t fall and crush the guy on the other side and don’t forget they didn’t have any measuring apparatuses. The standing stones is a perfect example of human ingenuity and creativity and that is just one of my reasons for why it must be on the UNESCO …show more content…
In 1980/81 an excavation revealed a burial tomb inside the circle that was thought was added on later and was thought to be built in the Neolithic age. Inside the burial tomb numerous bones of bodies were found. The burial site in the circle was presumed as something that was heavily affiliated with their culture and religion. The inside of the circle may have been used to bless the bodies of their loved ones or as a human sacrifice to whoever they worshipped. The bodies have not only told us about their cultural tradition but what the people may have looked like, if they had disease, what they ate and other things. The Isle of Lewis standing stones deserves to be preserved and a spot on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The Isle of Lewis also standing stones is quintessential example of an exemplary