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Stonehenge
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'...

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Stonehenge
View of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England.

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The Stonehenge Burials
A great deal has been written about why the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, southern England, was constructed. Perhaps it was designed as a temple to the ancestors, an astronomical calendar, a healing centre or a giant computer...

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Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain
Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.

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Stonehenge, Amesbury, UK
Stonehenge in Amesbury, Wiltshire, UK

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What is Stonehenge? The Mysteries of the Neolithic Stone Circle
Stonehenge is a stone circle that dates back to the Neolithic period, in c. 3000 BCE on the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire in Southern England. It wasn’t a site built in the late Neolithic period which then sat stagnant for five thousand years...

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Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (UNESCO/NHK)
Stonehenge and Avebury, in Wiltshire, are among the most famous groups of megaliths in the world. The two sanctuaries consist of circles of menhirs arranged in a pattern whose astronomical significance is still being explored. These holy...

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Plan of Stonehenge
The site of Stonehenge as of 2004. The plan omits the trilithon lintels for clarity. Holes that no longer, or never, contained stones are shown as open circles and stones visible today are shown coloured, grey for sarsen and blue for the...

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Prehistoric Monument Stonehenge, c. 3000-1600 BCE - Circles of Time: From Earthworks to Megaliths at Stonehenge
This infographic illustrates the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a 5,000-year-old megalithic structure located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. It traces the site's construction phases from circa 3000 to 1600 BCE, highlighting...

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Merlin Constructs Stonehenge, Roman de Brut
A detail of a 14th Century CE illustration of Roman de Brut, a legendary history by the Norman poet Wace (c. 1110 - c. 1170 CE). Merlin is depicted directing the giants to build Stonehenge. The Anglo-Norman manuscript containing this illustration...