Mysterious Circles and Other Ancient Curiosities Research Paper

BACKGROUND

Stone circles and carvings, earthen effigies, crop circles, pictographs, and strange engravings have been discovered all over the world. These monuments to early civilizations, still shrouded in mystery and folklore, fascinate researchers and students of history.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

001.94

930–930.12

936.2

942

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Megalithic monuments

Megalithic monuments—England—Wiltshire

Stone circles—Great Britain

Stonehenge (England)

Curiosities and wonders

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Mysteries of Mind, Space and Time: The Unexplained. H.S. Stuttman, 1992.

General encyclopedias

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog

Internet
Prodigy

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Megalithic monuments

Curiosities and wonders

Stonehenge

Crop circles

Ancient astronomy

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

Riddle of the Stones. Pacific Arts Video, 1989.

Secrets of the Unknown: Stonehenge. MPI Home Video, 1989.

Wonders, Sacred and Mysterious. Reader’s Digest, 1994.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Stonehenge Study Group, 2261 Las Positas Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105–4116.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Are crop circles a hoax?

Choose a particular structure to study; e.g., Stonehenge, Avebury, Carnac.

Discuss the connection between Stonehenge and ancient astronomy.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Archeology

Celtic myths and legends

Druids

Easter Island statues

Radio carbon dating

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