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    Post by Sanjam Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:36 am

    Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and sits at the centre of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. Archaeologists had believed that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC, as described in the chronology below. However one recent theory has suggested that the first stones were not erected until 2400-2200 BC,[2] whilst another suggests that bluestones may have been erected at the site as early as 3000 BC (see phase 1 below). The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument, and it is also a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge itself is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.[3][4]

    New archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project indicates that Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains found that burials took place as early as 3000 BC, when the first ditches were being built around the monument. Burials continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years when the giant stones which mark the landmark were put up. According to Professor Mike Parker Pearson, head of Stonehenge Riverside Project:

    Stonehenge was a place of burial from its beginning to its zenith in the mid third millennium B.C. The cremation burial dating to Stonehenge's sarsen stones phase is likely just one of many from this later period of the monument's use and demonstrates that it was still very much a domain of the dead.
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    Post by Puffles Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:14 am

    Sanjam, this item should have been posted under Earth Research.

    But... Stonehenge, and the other henges in the British Isles, are quite fascinating. I doubt if we will ever know for sure what these henges were used for, but possible ideas are: transportation routes; religious ceremonies; and burial chambers. Too bad that the ancient people didn't leave any written records to tell us.
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    Post by Potter909 Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:51 pm

    Wow nice research, but as Puffles said, it should be under Earth research! Smile
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    Post by Belugaboy Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:07 pm

    Yep its great research, but it should be in the research section Wink

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