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Dec 6, 2023 · Stonehenge, on Salisbury plain in England, is one of the most recognizable monuments of the Neolithic world and one of the most popular, with over one million visitors a year. People come to see Stonehenge because it is so impossibly big and so impossibly old; some are searching for a connection with a prehistoric past; some come to witness the ...
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Jul 10, 2023 · The actual stones of Stonehenge that remain in situ today – the oldest bluestones – were raised around 2,200-2,400 BC, making what’s above ground between 4,200 and 4,400 years old. Why is Stonehenge important? “Stonehenge is the most architecturally sophisticated prehistoric stone circle in the world” UNESCO write. “The two ...
Feb 16, 2022 · A large sarsen on an oak sledge, following a route taken by over 70 other stones, would have broken the soft ground, making a wooden track necessary. A route of 15 to 20 miles from the Marlborough Downs to the north would alone have been a monumental undertaking. For generations, people would have known that the bluestones came from - far away ...
Aug 28, 2015 · Stonehenge. 1. Stonehenge was built in phases. Around 3000 B.C. a circular earthwork was constructed at the site, consisting of a ditch (dug using tools made from antlers) with an inner and outer ...
Key facts about Stonehenge. Work began on Stonehenge about 5,000 years ago, but it was built in stages over many years. The stone circle dates from about 2500 BC, in the late Neolithic period. We don’t know exactly how the stones were brought to Stonehenge, but some of them – the bluestones – came from the Preseli Hills in south-west ...
Dec 21, 2020 · How old is Stonehenge? Stonehenge is around 5000 years old. Experts say that the monument was constructed between 3000 and 2000 BC. Instantly recognisable from the surrounding roads, Stonehenge is ...
Dec 21, 2020 · Stonehenge is around 5000 years old. Experts say that the monument was constructed between 3000 and 2000 BC. Instantly recognisable from the surrounding roads, Stonehenge is made up of a ring of standing stones - each of which are around 13ft (4.1 metres) high, 6ft 11in (2.1m) wide and weighing 25 tons. It was built in three stages.