Stonehenge by

laurits_bjoern_erichsen — 2018-03-21 12:08:31 UTC

Stonehenge is a massive prehistoric monument with remains of a ring of standing stones.

laurits_bjoern_erichsen — 2018-03-21 12:09:04 UTC

It is located in Wiltshire in the south of England.

laurits_bjoern_erichsen — 2018-03-21 12:09:15 UTC

The structure called Stonehenge was built between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago. Research shows that the site has continuously evolved over a period of about 10,000 years.

laurits_bjoern_erichsen — 2018-03-21 12:10:17 UTC

The biggest of Stonehenge’s stones are up to 9 metres tall and weigh 25 tons on average. It is widely believed that the stones were brought from Marlborough Downs, a distance of 32 kilometres to the north. Some stones have come from ovet 200 kilometers.

laurits_bjoern_erichsen — 2018-03-21 12:14:06 UTC

There is plenty of speculation as to why and how Stonehenge was constructed. How did people manage to move the heavy stones without modern technology? Was it built for human sacrifice or for astronomy? Was Stonehenge used for ceremonies like burials? Skeletons have been found.

laurits_bjoern_erichsen — 2018-03-22 08:02:13 UTC

It’s unknown how people in prehistoric times could move the stones so far. One theory is that the stones were carried with the ice during the last ice age and not moved by men.

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