Stonehenge - ancient stone henge sites and stone circles

Stonehenge – one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe. 

It was first place i visited after moved to Salisbury. Meeting with  250 ancient objects and coming face to face with a 5,500 year-old man was wonderful feeling with knowledge about a unique prehistoric monument.I need to catch the special bus to go to this magic place. The way took about 5 minutes during I could know about history of the place.

 The Stone Circle is a masterpiece of engineering, and building it would have taken huge effort from hundreds of well-organised people using only simple tools and technologies.

It is a rich source for the study of prehistory and holds a pivotal place in the development of archaeology. Many different theories have been put forward about who built it, when, and for what purpose.

Stonehenge does not stand in isolation, but forms part of a remarkable ancient landscape of early Neolithic, late Neolithic and early Bronze Age monuments.

Containing more than 350 burial mounds and major prehistoric monuments such as the Stonehenge Avenue, the Cursus, Woodhenge and Durrington Walls, this landscape is a vast source of information about the ceremonial and funerary practices of Neolithic and Bronze Age people.

It can also help our understanding of regional and international contacts from the 4th to 2nd millennia BC, and shed light on how prehistoric society was organised.