Stonehenge

To build the whole of Stonehenge will obviously depend on how many people there was for the task. What we suggested was that, given a great concentration of effort, is the sarsen structures, the biggest bits of Stonehenge, could have been built within a period of three years. We suspect that probably it took longer.

There is the opinion that Stonehenge was constructed in sections over a period of time that span as many as 300 to 500 years.

There is a new book called 'Solving Stonehenge' that explains how the prehistoric surveyors went about setting it out with ropes and pegs. If you follow the geometric method they used (using a compass and a straight edge) you will get an absolutely perfect match for the positions of the stones. To show how it was done two guys laid it out on the ground (every stone position, and at full size) in two hours.

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Stonehenge is probably the most important prehistoric monument in the

whole of Britain and has attracted visitors from earliest times. It stands as a timeless monument to the people who built it.

Stonehenge is older than the famous Egyptain Pyramids. the earliest stages of Stonehenge date to around 3100Bc and the oldest Egyptian pyramid dates to about 2630BC.

92 miles

Stonehenge had special significance to Druids and was constantly workshipped by them.

some people say that it is a burial site. Others say is astronomy. I think is was a medation site for the leader of th tribe that made it.Bwrong.ut i could be

Liverpool, Merseyside to Stonehenge, Salisbury = 208.6 miles.

it needs electricity......

They are about 39.1 miles apart, according to Google Maps. So that's about a 45 minute drive, or a two-day walk.

***(I found Stonehenge boring as you can't get right up to the stones anymore, but the Roman Baths in Bath were fascinating!)

There are several ways, train to Salisbury and local bus is one. If you just want to visit try one of the tour companies. They take you there and back from London

how are Stonehenge native American medicine wheels similer

About 4000 years ago

The healing traditions of Native Americans have been practiced in North America since at least 12,000 years ago and possibly as early as 40,000 years ago.

sarsen (a very hard type of sandstone) generic 'bluestone' - Welsh dolorite also a few other ingneous rock of volcanic origin micaceous sandstone (Altar stone)

small amounts of limestone used in packing of uprights some 'geensand' - sandstone bedrock is chalk, flint is also present

The reason why the Stonehenge was built remains to be a mystery up to this day. However, there are a number of theories about why it was built. One theory claims that it may be a sacred hunting ground while another says that it could be the celebration of winter solstice because it is aligned with the winter solstice sunset.

Nobody knows for sure but it was around 5000 years ago.

This is a puzzle that many archaeologists and historians are still trying to work out. The stones were moved before the invention of the wheel, prior to which the main method of transporting hugely heavy weights was on log rollers. This is the only way that anyone can yet think of as to how they got from Wales to where they are now, but if so, it must have taken a massive amount of effort, planning and determination on the part of the builders of Stonehenge.

How many, well how many do want? If we listed them all then the average desk top computer would rapidly grind to processor - melting halt. You can divide Stonehenge theories into themes, which for the most part also makes mind-numbing tedious reading. Watch this space and you will soon see many of them emerging in response to your question. Ideas change, theories are just 'theories', however if you stick to the archaeology you are nearer the truth. So what do we know about Stonehenge from the remains, not what people believe it means, but what the evidence tells us, there is a huge difference. For a start there is no evidence that it was a sophisticated 'observatory', the only undisputed alignment is that of the solstices. Also the major central stones, those of the Great Trilithon, were set to face the midwinter sunset, that's a simple fact. Otherwise it was constructed as a monumental piece of architecture, very carefully designed to an extract plan. In other words the stones don't 'wander around' or were not placed in respect of external events, they conform a coherent and well defined scheme, within which every stone has its exact place. You don't need to accept this, look for yourself, and it's not another theory, simply fact (find any good reconstruction drawing of reliable plan that shows every detail, not those simply selected to 'prove' a theory). Of course the enclosure that contains the site was used for some 500 years before any stones arrived, and, once constructed people continued to modify things for nigh on 1,000 years. So consider the evidence for yourself, look for books written by archaeologists, form your own opinions of course, but question everything. And if anyone, so-called expert or not then tells you they 'know' what Stonehenge was 'for', then you can smile. Start with the 'Wiki' Stonehenge, and 'Stonehenge Theories' pages, follow up the references.

To my knowledge, Stonehenge is still a mystery. No one knows if it was a temple or what its purpose was. It is however more likely to be a temple than some kind of complex 'observatory'. Around 1720 Dr Willaim Stukeley noticed the midsummer sunrise was visible in the direction of the Heelstone, ever since that time more and more complex 'astronomical alignments' have been conjectured. The simple fact is that the stones at Stonehenge were laid out to a precise plan wherein they relate to one another, not to distant objects or the sky. Sure there is the solstice alignment, but even that is confused- because the monument faces the midwinter sunset not midsummer sunrise. All the arguments point to it being an elegantly designed and premeditated mirrored geometric construction (with its axis fixed on the solstices) are presented in recent research entitled 'Solving Stonehenge'. The author, an experienced archaeologist, is in no doubt that it was a Temple.

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Yes the Stonehenge is still standing.

The ancient place called Stonehenge remains a mystery to archeologists.