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Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones, held in place with mortise and tenon joints, a feature unique among ...
The Amesbury Archer (c. 2340 BC - c. 2300 BC [1]) is an early Bronze Age (Bell Beaker) man whose grave was discovered during excavations at the site of a new housing development (grid reference 2]) in Amesbury near Stonehenge.
Bronze Age Britain is an era of British history that spanned from c. 2500–2000 BC until c. 800 BC. [1] Lasting for approximately 1,700 years, it was preceded by the era of Neolithic Britain and was in turn followed by the period of Iron Age Britain.
Construction on Stonehenge began as early as 3000 BC and occurred over several phases in an area first inhabited as early as 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, according to the researchers.
A chemical fingerprint taken of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone reveals that it isn’t from Wales, as was previously understood. Instead, researchers believe that the stone came from the Orcadian ...
Estimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehenge put the total effort involved at millions of hours of work. [citation needed] Stonehenge 1 probably needed around 11,000 man-hours (or 460 man-days) of work, Stonehenge 2 around 360,000 (15,000 man-days or 41 years). The various parts of Stonehenge 3 may have involved up to 1.75 million hours ...
Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, which lies at the heart of the ancient monument in southern England, was likely transported over 435 miles (700 kilometers) from what’s now northeastern Scotland ...
Stonehenge, a neolithic stone monument constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. c. 4000 BC Neolithic period begins in Britain, introducing the first agriculture. [19] c. 3500 BC Garth tsunami impacts the Northern Isles. [20] c. 3000 BC First henge monuments. [19] c. 2600 BC Main phase of construction at Stonehenge begins, replacing earlier wooden ...