Stonehenge

3D Animation - world heritage “Stonehenge” from VIVESTUDIOS on Vimeo.


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To know more Stonehenge

TASK : Study the arrangement of stones shown in the video. Then answer these questions.

• Describe the arrangement of stones. 
• When early people built their stone monuments, they had to move huge stones to these site. Try you  to work out how they did it and then you explain to Ani and after that, you write for me by E-mail.

Lascaux y Altamira

Megalithic Art

In the late Neolithic Age, human beings built what we can call the first monuments using big blocks of stone, called megaliths (Big stones). The main monuments were menhirs, dolmens and cromlechs.


Menhirs were big, long stones vertically driven into the ground. Menhirs were probably religious constructions dedicated to worship the sun.


Dolmens were collective burial places. They were composed of big, long vertical stones which formed a wall and were covered by several horizontal slabs of a great size.


Cromlechs were wide circles formed by several menhirs. They were probably used as sanctuaries

Prehistory in the Iberian Peninsula

Para ver dos documentales sobre la prehistoria en España puedes ver estos dos enlaces sobre La Memoria de España:

• En los inicios de los tiempos
• De altamira al útil de metal

Europe: Natural Resources

What do you think about Spain´s climate like?

Climate Conditions in central and northern Spain are considered near-perfect in spring and late summer, as you avoid the oppressive heat of July and August, and the much colder conditions of late fall and winter.

The 'Costa del Sol' and other southern coastal areas are pleasant throughout the year. Across the Andalucia Region (even in winter) the days are usually sunny and warm. In Andalucia summer months are frequently hot and humid, but manageable.

For those seeking summer heat relief, the mountains are always a good choice, as well as the northern coastal areas from La Coruna to San Sabastian. In addition, the eastern Mediterranean coastal cities - from Barcelona south to Cartagena - and the Balearic Islands, are much more temperate.

The central plateau (or Meseta) experiences dry, freezing conditions December - February, while summer temps regularly reach into the high 80's, with low 90's common in July and early August.

The northern mountain areas - especially the Cantabrica and Pyrenees - are much colder in winter with heavy snowfall in the upper elevations.

TASK: What do you think about Spain´s climate text? do you agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.

Europe: Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife