Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites' has mentioned 'Prehistoric' in the following places:
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| Some of the large and well known monuments within the WHS are listed below, but the area also has an exceptionally high density of small-scale archaeological sites, particularly from the prehistoric period. | WIKI |
| It covers an area of 26 square km and is centred on the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. | WIKI |
| The Avebury area of the WHS covers an area of 22.5xc2xa0km2 and is centred on the prehistoric Avebury Henge, about 17 miles (27xc2xa0km) north of Stonehenge. | WIKI |
| The World Heritage property Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is internationally important for its complexes of outstanding prehistoric monuments. | UNESCO |
| Stonehenge is the most architecturally sophisticated prehistoric stone circle in the world, while Avebury is the largest. | UNESCO |
| Stonehenge is one of the most impressive prehistoric megalithic monuments in the world on account of the sheer size of its megaliths, the sophistication of its concentric plan and architectural design, the shaping of the stones - uniquely using both Wiltshire Sarsen sandstone and Pembroke Bluestone - and the precision with which it was built. | UNESCO |
| At Avebury, the massive Henge, containing the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world, and Silbury Hill, the largest prehistoric mound in Europe, demonstrate the outstanding engineering skills which were used to create masterpieces of earthen and megalithic architecture. | UNESCO |
| There is an exceptional survival of prehistoric monuments and sites within the World Heritage property including settlements, burial grounds, and large constructions of earth and stone. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (i): The monuments of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites demonstrate outstanding creative and technological achievements in prehistoric times. | UNESCO |
| Stonehenge is the most architecturally sophisticated prehistoric stone circle in the world. | UNESCO |
| The sheer scale of some of the surrounding monuments is also remarkable: the Stonehenge Cursus and the Avenue are both about 3 km long, while Durrington Walls is the largest known henge in Britain, around 500 m in diameter, demonstrating the ability of prehistoric peoples to conceive, design and construct features of great size and complexity. | UNESCO |
| Avebury prehistoric stone circle is the largest in the world. | UNESCO |
| Another outstanding monument, Silbury Hill, is the largest prehistoric mound in Europe. | UNESCO |
| The design, position and interrelationship of the monuments and sites are evidence of a wealthy and highly organised prehistoric society able to impose its concepts on the environment. | UNESCO |
| The materials and substance of the archaeology supported by the archaeological archives continue to provide an authentic testimony to prehistoric technological and creative achievement. | UNESCO |
| Stonehenge is known and valued by many more as the most famous prehistoric monument in the world. | UNESCO |
| Agri-environment schemes, an example of partnership working between private landowners and Natural England (a non-departmental government body), are very important for protecting and enhancing the setting of prehistoric monuments through measures such as grass restoration and scrub control. | UNESCO |