Stonehenge - Wikipedia
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 ...
Stonehenge | History, Location, Map, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica
5 天之前 · Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE, during the transition from the Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age.
Stonehenge - English Heritage
2024年4月9日 · There’s so much more to a day out at Stonehenge than the awe-inspiring Stone Circle. Discover how the Stonehenge builders lived and worked in our fascinating exhibition, ask our knowledgeable staff and volunteers your burning questions about the stones, then grab a snack from the café to enjoy with the best view in the world! Book online ...
History of Stonehenge - English Heritage
Stonehenge is perhaps the world’s most famous prehistoric monument. It was built in several stages: the first monument was an early henge monument, built about 5,000 years ago, and the unique stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period about 2500 BC.
The archaeological mystery of Stonehenge's long-lost megaliths
6 天之前 · Around 4,500 years ago, the famous silhouette of Stonehenge would have looked very different. Writer and archaeologist Mike Pitts digs up clues to the mystery of the circle's long-lost stones. If ...
Stonehenge ‑ Location, Definition & Age - HISTORY
2010年6月1日 · Today, nearly 1 million people visit Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986, every year. Archaeologists believe England most iconic prehistoric ruin was built in several...
An introduction to Stonehenge - British Museum
2021年12月7日 · Find out how and why Stonehenge was built and learn more about the people creating these extraordinary monuments and their beliefs in Britain, Ireland and continental Europe 4,500 years ago. The ancient stone circle of Stonehenge is known around the world, surrounded by myths, folklore and speculation. But who built it and what went on there?
Stonehenge - World History Encyclopedia
2010年12月14日 · Stonehenge is a Neolithic / Bronze Age monument located on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, southern England. The first monument on the site, began around 3100 BCE, was a circular 'henge' earthwork about 360 feet (110 metres) in diameter, a 'henge' in the archaeological sense being a circular or oval-shaped flat area enclosed by a boundary earthwork.
Significance of Stonehenge - English Heritage
Stonehenge is the most architecturally sophisticated and only surviving lintelled stone circle in the world. The earliest stage of the monument is one of the largest cremations cemeteries known in Neolithic Britain.
A timeline of Stonehenge: from hunter-gatherers to solstice …
Lying some 150km west of London in the Wiltshire countryside, Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most awe-inspiring ancient stone circle. Older than the Great Pyramids and the Roman Empire, the origin of its story began some 9,000 years ago.