| 词条 | Sarsen |
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The word "sarsen" (pronunciation ['sa:sǝn]) is a shortening of "Saracen stone" which arose in the Wiltshire dialect. "Saracen" was a common name for Muslims, and came by extension to be used for anything regarded as non-Christian, whether Muslim, pagan Celtic, or other.[3] Human usesThe builders of Stonehenge used these stones for the heelstone and sarsen circle uprights.[4] Avebury[5] and many other megalithic monuments in southern England are also built with sarsen stones. Fire and in later times explosives were sometimes employed to break the stone into pieces of a suitable size for use in construction. Sarsen is not an ideal building material, however. William Stukeley wrote that sarsen is "always moist and dewy in winter which proves damp and unwholesome, and rots the furniture". In the case of Avebury, the investors who backed a scheme to recycle the stone were bankrupted when the houses they built proved to be unsaleable and also prone to burning down. However, despite these problems, sarsen remained highly prized for its durability, being a favoured material for steps and kerb stones. See also
References1. ^Sarsen stones in Winchester at a travel guide website for Winchester, Hampshire 2. ^{{cite journal|last=Stewart Ullyot|first=J. |author2=Nash D.J. |author3=Whiteman C.A. |author4=Mortimore R.N.|year=2004|title=Distribution, petrology and mode of development of silcretes (sarsens and puddingstones) on the eastern South Downs, UK|journal=Earth Surface Processes and Landforms|volume=29|issue=12|doi=10.1002/esp.1136|bibcode = 2004ESPL...29.1509U }} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Frank|title=Stonehenge|url=http://www.sarsen.org/2011_08_01_archive.html|website=www.sarsen.org|accessdate=4 September 2014}} 4. ^Bruce Bedlam The stones of Stonehenge 5. ^Stone ring of Avebury at Places of Peace and Power website External links
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