STONEHENGE

Where is Stonehenge ?

It is located in Wiltshire, England

When this monument made?

The first Stonehenge was a large earthwork probably built around 3100 BC

The second stage started around 2150 BC. About 82 bluestones from the Preseli mountains in south-west Wales were brought to the site

Third stage started in 2000 BC. The Sarsen stones that they used were probably brought from the Marlborough Downs area near Avebury, about 25 miles north of Stonehenge.

After 1500 BC the bluestones were moved into the horseshoe and circle that we see today.

How did build it ?

Our ancestors used weird tools to make it but no one Our ancestors used weird tools to make it but no one knows how they did itknows how they did it

Antler picks were used for digging; these have given some Antler picks were used for digging; these have given some dateable material. The lintels were probably put on by dateable material. The lintels were probably put on by constructing wooden platforms by which you'd lift the constructing wooden platforms by which you'd lift the stone a few feet at a time. The big sarsens were shaped stone a few feet at a time. The big sarsens were shaped using stone mauls (which are still lying about the place, using stone mauls (which are still lying about the place, not far under the surface). The stones must have been not far under the surface). The stones must have been tipped into their holes and I'd imagine there had to have tipped into their holes and I'd imagine there had to have been some kind of twine or gut rope to help pull. They been some kind of twine or gut rope to help pull. They probably arrived on some kind of wooden sledges to help probably arrived on some kind of wooden sledges to help them slide along.them slide along.

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