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1. www.britannica.com · topic · StonehengeStonehenge | History, Location, Map, Meaning, & Facts

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   6 days ago · Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE, during the transition from the Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age.

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   Is Stonehenge a World Heritage Site?

   • (more) StonehengeStonehenge, Wiltshire, England, designated a World Heritage site in 1986. (more) Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

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   What do we know about Stonehenge?

   • Stonehenge is one of the most famous archeological sites in the world, located in the county of Wiltshire, UK. Nowadays we do know some things about it, but a large number of legends, hypotheses, and myths still remain. Uncertainty about the origins and purposes of Stonehenge is now a key point of its identity.

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   Was Stonehenge a Neolithic site?

   • Stonehenge is an archeological site likely to have appeared during the Neolithic period. It is situated near Amesbury, in Wiltshire, UK, and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

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   Where did Stonehenge come from?

   • That research, published in the journal Nature, overturned a century-old idea that the stone came from current-day Wales. The Altar Stone, the largest of the bluestones used to build Stonehenge, lies at the heart of the ancient monument in southern England.

   The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone intensi…

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3. www.cnn.com · 2024/09/13 · scienceStonehenge’s Altar Stone: Research rules out Scottish ... - CNN

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   Sep 13, 2024 · The Altar Stone, the largest of the bluestones used to build Stonehenge, lies at the heart of the ancient monument in southern England.

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5. www.britannica.com · topic · StonehengeStonehenge - 1st-2nd Stages, Aubrey Holes, Sarsen Stones ...

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   6 days ago · The diameters of the outer bank, the ditch, the inner bank, and the circle of Aubrey Holes are equivalent to 270, 300, 330, and 360 long feet (a long foot is an ancient unit of measurement equivalent to 1.056 statute feet or 0.32187 metre), respectively.

6. www.dailyartmagazine.com · stonehengeStonehenge: Facts and Theories | DailyArt Magazine

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   Sep 12, 2024 · Stonehenge is an archeological site likely to have appeared during the Neolithic period. It is situated near Amesbury, in Wiltshire, UK, and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The site is a circular collection of huge vertical rectangular rocks, known as megaliths, which sometimes carry a horizontal rock on top, working as ...

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     Stonehenge - Nature

     IN NATURE, vol. xxxii. p. 436, R. Edmonds associates Stonehenge with the metonic cycle, and quotes from Diodorus Siculus, whom he says flourished about 44 B.C. Would not the latter part of the ...

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     A version of Stonehenge may be in your city. How to see this solar spectacle.

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     Recent Work at Stonehenge - Nature

     THE repair of Stonehenge by the Office of Works has given occasion for the renewal of the excavations which were begun some twenty years ago by the Society of Antiquaries. The event is of good ...

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     STONEHENGE.—The excavations in progress at Stonehenge have now covered the greater part of the site, only the north-western area awaiting examination. The sixth report on the results, which ...

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     An Attempt to Ascertain the Date of the Original Construction of Stonehenge From Its Orientation 1 - Nature

     THIS investigation was undertaken in the spring of the present year, as a sequel to analogous work in Egypt and Greece, with a view to determine whether the orientation theory could throw any ...

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     Buy This $35M Oceanside Go Kart Track, Get A Mansion, A Castle, And A Replica Of Stonehenge Absolutely Free

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     Warsaw wins first girls golf sectional in 12 years; NorthWood’s Richmond medalist

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     Wiltshire in pictures: Dragons, cows and Jane Austen

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8. www.english-heritage.org.uk · visit · placesStonehenge - English Heritage

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   Sep 7, 2024 · The Stonehenge World Heritage Site is famous throughout the world and is one of the most important prehistoric landscapes in Europe. Today this landscape is split in two by a major road - the A303 - which acts as a barrier to people enjoying, exploring and understanding the World Heritage Site.

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10. www.smithsonianmag.com · smart-news · colossal-stoneColossal Stone Monument Built 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge ...

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    Aug 28, 2024 · Dating to between 3600 and 3800 B.C.E., this early structure, known as the Menga dolmen, was one of the largest megalithic monuments of ancient Europe. And, according to an analysis...

11. eos.org · from-sandstone-basin-to-stonehenge-altarFrom Sandstone Basin to Stonehenge Altar - Eos

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    Sep 16, 2024 · The results of this DNA-like test suggested that the Altar Stone’s birthplace was in the Old Red Sandstone of northeastern Scotland’s Orcadian Basin, about 750 kilometers (470 miles) away...