Discover what they were used for, how and when they were built, and where to find them.Explore detailed reconstruction images depicting Stonehenge and nearby monuments from the early Neolithic period to the Bronze Age.Landowner Sir Edmund Antrobus organises the re-erection of the leaning tallest trilithon.Use these interactive images to discover what the landscape around Stonehenge has looked like from before the monument was built to the present day.Stonehenge is a masterpiece of engineering. 'Biggest' Stonehenge site discovered"To be able to pinpoint the area that Stonehenge's builders used to source their materials around 2,500 BC is a real thrill," Ms Greaney added.Prof David Nash from Brighton University, who led the study, said: "It has been really exciting to harness 21st century science to understand the Neolithic past, and finally answer a question that archaeologists have been debating for centuries.
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The earthwork Avenue connects Stonehenge with the river Avon.In the Stonehenge we see today various stones are fallen or missing, making the original plan difficult to understand. This page explains the different elements of the monument. You can explore ten of them here in detail.There is a vast amount of archaeological information about Stonehenge from the many investigations there, and numerous early sources, as well as a wealth of published and unpublished resources.Stonehenge is a unique prehistoric monument, lying at the centre of an outstandingly rich archaeological landscape. Find out about its history and mysteries here.With English Heritage membership, you can enjoy a full year of free entry to over 400 historic places, including Stonehenge.Take an interactive tour of Stonehenge with this 360 degree view from inside the stones, which explores the monument’s key features.England’s prehistoric monuments span almost four millennia. A World Heritage Site, Stonehenge and its surrounding prehistoric monuments remain powerful witnesses to the people of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages who created them.
They weigh about 20 tonnes.English Heritage said the opportunity to do these tests proved "decisive", as it showed the stone core matched the chemical make up of sarsens at West Woods, just south of Marlborough. We will remove it. It is an extraordinary source for the study of prehistory.This image gallery explores the story of how the landscape around Stonehenge and its communities were changed by the First World War.Mesolithic posts are raised to the north-west of the Stonehenge site.Many Roman objects are left at Stonehenge, suggesting the site may be a place of ritual importance to Romano-British people.Writers, artists and antiquarians take more and more interest in Stonehenge.Well-furnished individual Beaker graves are dug near the Stonehenge site, including that of the Amesbury Archer.The road which ran right past the stones is closed.
How did Neolithic people build it using only the simple tools and technologies available to them?As they travel from the visitor centre to the stones, few of today’s visitors to Stonehenge realise they are crossing the site of a First World War airfield. "Marvel 'not doing enough' on diversity says Avengers starStonehenge and other stolen objects returned to their homes"They wanted the biggest, most substantial stones they could find and it made sense to get them from as nearby as possible.
The stone circle is reunited with its sacred landscape.Download this PDF plan of Stonehenge to explore the monument and see how it has developed over time.The last stones are consolidated.The central bluestones are rearranged to form a circle and inner oval.