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- Location on Salisbury Plain used to be heavily forested
- Built in phases
- Consists of a circle of large standing stones
- Apparently erected many miles from where the stones came from
- Believed to have been constructed around 2300 B.C.BBC News: Dig pinpoints Stonehenge origins (September 21, 2008)
- Builders unknown
- Believed by have been used as an astronomical device related to the Summer Solstice.
- Recent research shows the site was used in part as a place of healing for healing of sick and injured due to the use of Bluestones and their believed healing propertiesBBC News: Dig pinpoints Stonehenge origins (September 21, 2008) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/...
- During the summer solstice visitors are allowed to walk among the stones
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Stonehenge is a several millennia-old prehistoric monument of mysterious origin located on the Salisbury Plain in southern England. Consisting of a circle of large standing stones, many weighing 30 tons or more, Stonehenge is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Background
Historians believe that three different prehistoric cultures in what is today England constructed and maintained the site. Excavations of the area by John Aubrey in the 17th Century revealed the existence of postholes surrounding the site, leading researchers to believe that they once contained standing timbers which acted in some way in conjunction with the stones. Today, many neo-pagan and Druidic sects regard Stonehenge as a religious location of high power and make regular pilgrimages to the site on significant days in the solar calendar. The stones have attracted attention throughout history; in Arthurian legend, the wizard Merlin was said to have brought the stones from Ireland, where they had originally been brought by Giants who constructed them in Africa. -
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Stonehenge Questions
Would the builders of Stonehenge have enjoyed beer on their breaks? 4 AnswersPerhaps. Historical evidence shows that beer brewing didn't even appear in Europe until about 3000 BC at the earliest. This would fall in approximately the same... read more -
Stonehenge Controversy and Criticism
- Cosmic Conspiracies: How They Rebuilt Stonehenge
- Save Stonehenge!: World Heritage Site threatened by roadbuilding scheme!
- Aleksandra Mir: Stonehenge II
- National Geographic News: Pagans Get Support in Battle Over Stonehenge (2002)
- 24 Hour Museum News: New Stonehenge Traffic Proposals Meet With Fierce Criticism (2006)
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@sandiegomomma A guy with speakers the size of Stonehenge? I dated him.
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I dated guys with speakers the size of Stonehenge.
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Fun on Cape Cod - the boy with his mini-Stonehenge. Capehenge? Stonecod? http://pic.gd/87a424
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The sun just popped over a hill and the sky is clear. Time to go calibrate Portable Stonehenge!
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