Roman Amphitheatre of Uthina The Roman Amphitheatre of Uthina is located in Uthina , near Tunis, Tunisia . Building for Uthina began in 40 BC and continued through to 135 AD. The amphitheatre may have been a later addition to what was already a large town. Also located there were a fortress, cisterns, an aqueduct, a triumphal arch, a theatre, and a basilica with a circular crypt . Coordinates 36.608598,10.169214 Description The amphitheatre, partly buried, measures 113 by 90 meters. The arena measures 58 by 35 metres, giving surface areas of 7988 and 1539 square metres respectively. There are four entrances, two main entrances at each end, with the seating area supported by three tiers of columns and arches. (Although these are no longer there, measurements and amphitheater descriptions rely on a complete building.) Measurements for the amphitheatre on site are 12 0 by 89 metres, with the arena measuring 67 by 36 metres. The surface areas measure 10680 an d 24...
Dwarfie Stane
Dwarfie Stane is a carved tomb on the island of Orkney. It is considered Neolithic, from about 5000 years ago, and is located at the end of a 500-metre path. The site is currently managed by Historic Scotland.
Coordinates
58.884460,-3.314228
Description
Dwarfie Stane was most likely carved in situ. It is a weather-worn slab of rock which resembles signs of coastal erosion. It may have slid down from the surrounding mountainsides during an earthquake or ice age, as similar rocks appear there.
The rock was carved slightly off-center, and local descriptions demonstrate this, with labels of items 1-7.
1,Blocking stone
2,Entrance passage
3,Post-medieval hole in the roof paired in 1972
4,Pillow-shaped ledge
Folklore
The Dwarfie Stane is haunted by stories of dwarfs and giants, tales that were brought to Hoy by medieval Norse settlers. One such legend tells of a giant who punched his way out after being trapped inside the boulder by a rival.
Norse dwarfs were a mythical race of smiths about the right height to live within the tomb. Sir Walter Scott wrote that it was home to the evil dwarf Trolld in his 1822 novel The Pirate.
(Quoted from the site)
Analysis
The rock is currently 6-7° from north towards the west. Measuring 12 foot wide by 30 foot long. The rock is comparable to other rocks on the island.
Conclusion
Other sites exist on the island of Orkney. Of these sites, there is the Ring of Brodgar, dated to 1563 BC, and Skara Brae, a village possibly dating to 2500 BC. These are Bronze Age, so Dwarfie Stane would fit into a Neolithic setting.
The style is quite unusual and not like Skara Brae, a part-stone and part-dirt dwelling, which was common in this era and continued into the Viking era, where brochs were built. This could suggest that it is either Neolithic, as stated, and a unique build, or it was carved more recently by settlers on the island possibly 1700 or 1800.
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