Architecture & Aspirations

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...utilized to give shape to human needs and aspirations. This aspect of human society is evident in its earliest beginnings. This is evidenced by the ancient megalith known as "Stonehenge," which is located eight miles north of the town of Salisbury in southern England (Welcome to Stonehenge). Scientists believe that Stonehenge was constructed by three separate cultures: the Windmill Hill, Beaker and Wessex peoples and it is believed that the structure was intended to be used for both astrological and ceremonial purposes over the course of five hundred years (Welcome to Stonehenge). While experts are still trying to unravel precisely the role that Stonehenge played in Neolithic societies, it seems clear that the structure represents some of humanity's earliest strivings to understand the divine and the race's place in the universe.
One of humanity's earliest civilizations grew up in the land situated between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Sometime around 3500 BC, the Sumerians who lived in southern Mesopotamia built the world's first cities which included the city of Ur (Mesopotamia)....

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