Stonehenge About Stonehenge History "Mystery of Stonehenge" Construction Location Stonehenge Tour Location South-England 90 miles west of London 3.2 kilometres west of Amesbury, 13 kilometers north of Salisbury. History Evolved between 3,050BC and 1,600BC Constructed in three main phases: 3050BC, circular ditch and bank 2600BC, wooden structure constructed at centre 2500-1500BC, monument constructed, arranged and re- arranged "Mystery of Stonehenge" Multiplicity of theories: Stonehenge was domain of the dead, Woodhenge was land of the living. Place of healing. Observatory, temple Used for astronomical views. Construction Three periods: Period I (c. 2950-2900 BC) - circular enclosure (56 Aubrey holes and 4 Station Stones inside it), outlined by two banks, ditch with an entrance to the northeast, heel stone,
· the largest stone weights as much as 50 tons · no wheels and no metals · their tools - stones, bones and wood · built in several stages · 200 years later 80 blocks of bluestone were transported from Prescelly Mountains (Wales) by rafts · it was around 2200 BC that it took on its unique appearance The sequence of building at Stonehenge reconstruction drawings c.3100BC c.2300BC c.2500BC c.1500BC The Function of Stonehenge · nobody knows exactly what it was · a tribal gathering place or religious centre, kind of a temple worship gods · burial ground, perhaps for royalty · observatory - connected with astronomical observations, the Sun and the Moon · the direction of sunrise on the longest day of the year · 21st June -the summer solstice
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