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From the information I have gathered and the pictures I have received form certain events I can now say that the Stonehenge was built for a place to go worship,  and also a place where you could be healed over for the sins you had confessed.Thanks for all the information you have sent me and photos you have given because it has helped me find out what is was used for. I think that is an awesome place and one of the most amazing man made structures that has ever been built

Detective, Jackson

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Stonehenge Facts For Kids Fun Facts About Stonehenge For Kids! JAW DROPPING

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Salisbury Museum holds key collections from 20th-century excavations at Stonehenge and in the nearby landscape. These include finds from Hawley’s excavations in the 1920s, from Atkinson, Piggott and Stone’s in the 1950s and 1960s, from Newall’s in 1950 and 1952, from the Vatchers in the late 1960s, and from Pitts in 1979–80. They are the repository for all the finds from the Stonehenge Environs Project undertaken in the late 1980s, and will eventually hold all the finds from the Stonehenge Riverside Project (2005–9), which are currently undergoing post-excavation analysis.

The museum’s new Wessex Gallery, which showcases archaeology and prehistory from the region, opened in July 2014.

Wiltshire Museum in Devizes holds some objects from Stonehenge and other nearby monuments, such as Woodhenge. Their collections largely comprise the antiquarian and early archaeological finds from the early Bronze Age barrows around Stonehenge.

The museum’s new prehistory galleries opened in October 2013, and their collections are searchable online.

These two museums are designated by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council as pre-eminent collections of national and international importance. Almost all the objects on display in the new Stonehenge visitor centre are borrowed from their collections. Both museums have art collections relating to Stonehenge and more modern objects such as postcards and souvenirs.

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1) Built in several stages, Stonehenge began about 5,000 years ago as a simple earthwork enclosure where prehistoric people buried their cremated dead. The stone circle was erected in the centre of the monument in the late Neolithic period, around 2500 BC.

2) Two types of stone are used at Stonehenge: the larger sarsens, and the smaller blue stones. There are 83 stones in total.

3) There were originally only two entrances to the enclosure, English Heritage explains – a wide one to the north east, and a smaller one on the southern side. Today there are many more gaps – this is mainly the result of later tracks that once crossed the monument.

4) A circle of 56 pits, known as the Aubrey Holes (named after John Aubrey, who identified them in 1666), sits inside the enclosure. Its purpose remains unknown, but some believe the pits once held stones or posts.

5) The stone settings at Stonehenge were built at a time of “great change in prehistory,” says English Heritage, “just as new styles of ‘Beaker’ pottery and the knowledge of metalworking, together with a transition to the burial of individuals with grave goods, were arriving from Europe. From about 2400 BC, well furnished Beaker graves such as that of the Amesbury Arche are found nearby”.

6) Roman pottery, stone, metal items and coins have been found during various excavations at Stonehenge. An English Heritage report in 2010 said that considerably fewer medieval artefacts have been discovered, which suggests the site was used more sporadically during the period.

7) Stonehenge has a long relationship with astronomers, the report explains. In 1720, Dr Halley used magnetic deviation and the position of the rising sun to estimate the age of Stonehenge. He concluded the date was 460 BC. And, in 1771, John Smith mused that the estimated total of 30 sarsen stones multiplied by 12 astrological signs equalled 360 days of the year, while the inner circle represented the lunar month.

8) The first mention of Stonehenge – or ‘Stanenges’ – appears in the archaeological study of Henry of Huntingdon in about AD 1130, and that of Geoffrey of Monmouth six years later. In 1200 and 1250 it appeared as ‘Stanhenge’ and ‘Stonhenge’; as ‘Stonheng’ in 1297, and ‘the stone hengles’ in 1470. It became known as ‘Stonehenge’ in 1610, says English Heritage.

9) In the 1880s, after carrying out some of the first scientifically recorded excavations at the site, Charles Darwin concluded that earthworms were largely to blame for the Stonehenge stones sinking through the soil.

10) By the beginning of the 20th century there had been more than 10 recorded excavations, and the site was considered to be in a “sorry state”, says English Heritage – several sarsens were leaning. Consequently the Society of Antiquaries lobbied the site’s owner, Sir Edmond Antrobus, and offered to assist with conservation.

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Found on England’s Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, Stonehenge is a huge man-made circle of standing stones. Built by our ancestors over many hundreds of years, it’s one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments… And one of it’s biggest mysteries, too!

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Some people think that Stonehenge was used to study the movements of the Sun and Moon. Other people think it was a place of healing.

The ancient Britons believed that the Sun and Moon had a special power over their lives. It is very likely that they held special ceremonies at Stonehenge on Midsummer’s Day (the longest day of the year) and on Midwinter’s Day (the shortest day of the year).

Many experts believe that Stonehenge was used for funerals. They suggest that people carried the dead along the River Avon, and then walked up to Stonehenge in a grand procession. The most important funeral ceremony of the year was probably held on Midwinter’s Night at Stonehenge.

This is an artists impression of what the Stonehenge would of looked like back in 2000 B.C

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Click on this Link and you can see what people think about the Stonehenge with over 1000 opinions on there.

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The earliest structures known in the immediate area are four or five pits, three of which appear to have held large pine ‘totem-pole like’ posts erected in the Mesolithic period, between 8500 and 7000 BC. It is not known how these posts relate to the later monument of Stonehenge.  At this time, when much of the rest of southern England was largely covered by woodland, the chalk down land in the area of Stonehenge may have been an unusually open landscape. It is possible that this is why it became the site of an early Neolithic monument complex. This complex included the cause wayed enclosure at Robin Hood’s Ball, two cursus monuments or rectangular earthworks (the Greater, or Stonehenge, and Lesser Cursus), and several long barrows, all dating from the centuries around 3500 BC. The presence of these monuments probably influenced the later location of Stonehenge.

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Why was the Stonehenge built here? Natural features known as periglacial stripes run parallel with the line of the Avenue, which we need to investigate further to understand whether they influenced its location. Geophysical surveys, which have discovered what may be earlier monuments in the landscape, and analysis of earthworks that may pre-date the earthwork enclosure, such as ‘North Barrow’, have the potential to shed light on why this location was chosen.

Was the sarsen circle ever complete? The south-west side of the sarsen circle lacks several stones and has some irregular uprights. Although recent geophysical survey failed to identify stone holes in this area, parch marks revealed in dry weather in 2013 suggest that further survey work might answer questions about the archaeology in this area.

Who built and used the Stonehenge? We now know a huge amount about the settlement at Durrington Walls two miles away, where the builders of Stonehenge may have lived. Full publication of this site, including the 2016 excavations there, will tell us much more about the people who may have built Stonehenge.

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What would happen if people of this time built another structure like this?  Well in fact there is already other sculptures like this built around the world which are
- Dolmens of North Caucasus in Russia
- Drombeg stone circle in Ireland
- Rujm el-Hiri in Israel
- Carnac stones in France
- Taulas of Menorca in Spain
- Rollright stones in England
- Callanish Stones in Scotland
These are other rock and stones sculptures which are also very popular tourist destinations to go sight seeing another things. Press on the links to find out more information about each one.

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What was the effect of building this structure? When this structure was complete it didn't really have an affect on the community because everyone agreed to have it built. So I guess when it was done everyone was happy and excited that it was finally done because it took s long to build.

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How do these rocks represents a worshipping place?  There has been much controversies about the actual uses of the Stonehenge. It is suggested that the Stonehenge was used as a religious temple. However, the Druids are believed to have built the massive structure and the druidic religion was much more likely to conduct their ceremonies in groves of trees, rather than in a man made structure. Whether or not the Stonehenge was surrounded by woods before remain doubtful. However, if Stonehenge was an temple, it would be a really unique one since it was oriented to the summer solstice sunrise in the Northeast where all other Temples throughout the world were built orientated to the eastern equinoctial sunrise. However it was created so that the Romans could go their to worship there god and get healed over.

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Who built them? The Romans

What was their purpose? The purpose of building this monument was so that they could go there to worship there gods and get healed over for the sins that they had confessed against others.

Where else is other creations of these cultures? There is no where in the world that has a monument quite like this. This is a famous sculpture because its by itself and I dont think there will be another one for a long time.

How did they move the giants rocks? Before even wheels were invented, prehistoric people moved giant rocks to Stonehenge from dozens to hundreds of miles away. Now, British archaeologists may have finally figured out how they did it. University of Exeter archaeologist Andrew Young believes they dragged the slabs along wooden tracks lined with carved wooden roller balls. He and a few students tested the technique on the smaller, four-ton stones.

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My Hypothesis: I think that the Greeks and Romans man made these as an artwork. I think that it originally built for an arena but overtime it has faded with many rocks falling over and crushing.

What actually happened: After many weeks of research and finding out different facts and discovering evidence I can now safely say that the Stonehenge was built for worshipping of the Roman gods and also a place to go if you needed to be healed.

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Who created this wonder of the world?  This wonder of the world was created by the Romans so that they could go there to worship there gods. This was also built so you had a place to go and get healed over your sins that you had acted on.

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Stonehenge, is a world famous wonder of the world with having over 100 large stones piled up in the form of a circle. The monument was built by the Romans and greeks and was used for worshipping their gods. It's located in wiltshire England and was built over 5000 years ago which when it was built in 3500 bc. It took the Romans over 100 years to build and with all the work they have put in it has paid off with it standing tall and proud for over 5000 years and many more to come.

Over the time manny different archaeologist have discovered and heard of different theories about the fabulous monument in wiltshire the stonehenge. These are some of the different theories that they have heard

Many early historians were influenced by supernatural folktales in their explanations. Some legends held that Merlin had a giant build the structure for him or that he had magically transported it from Mount Killaraus in Ireland, while others held the Devil responsible. Henry of Huntingdon was the first to write of the monument around AD 1130 soon followed by Geoffrey of Monmouth who was the first to record fanciful associations with Merlin which led the monument to be incorporated into the wider cycle of European medieval romance.

Stonehenge may have originally been a cemetery for the elite, according to a new study. Bone fragments were first exhumed from the Stonehenge site more than a century ago, but archaeologists at the time thought the remains were unimportant and reburied them. Now, British researchers have re-exhumed more than 50,000 cremated bone fragments from where they were discarded, representing 63 separate individuals, from Stonehenge. Their analysis, presented on a BBC 4 documentary on March 10, reveals that the people buried at the site were men and women in equal proportions, with some children as well.

Another theory suggests that Stone Age people saw Stonehenge as a place with healing properties. In 2008, archaeologists Geoffrey Wainwright and Timothy Darvill reported that a large number of skeletons recovered from around Stonehenge showed signs of illness or injury. The archaeologists also reported discovering fragments of the Stonehenge bluestones  the first stones erected at the site  that had been chipped away by ancient people, perhaps to use as talismans for protective or healing purposes.

No matter why it was built, Stonehenge may have been constructed with the sun in mind. One avenue connecting the monument with the nearby River Aven aligns with the sun on the winter solstice; archaeological evidence reveals that pigs were slaughtered at Stonehenge in December and January, suggesting possible celebrations or rituals at the monument around the winter solstice. The site also faces the summer solstice sunrise, and both summer and winter solstices are still celebrated there today.

This is some theories that I have gathered from other scientist on the mystery of Stonehenge. These theories along side with my information add up all together which leaves me with my hypothesis.

The information that I have sourced and gathered I think it is safe to say that the Stonehenge was built for a worshipping the Romans god and also a place where you could go to heal. This is based off the fact that we have received pictures of this happening and can safely say that, that was its main purpose. All the best in the rest of the mission

Detective, Jackson