Summary

The History of Stonehenge

An ancient stone circle, called Stonehenge, is located in the heart of England and it is older than
the pyramids of Giza. The age of Stonehenge is about 4,000 and 5,000 years old. Stonehenge
was used as the place of burial. Few also think that it has been used as a calendar, or as a site to
study the movements of the stars and worship the sun and moon, but most believe that
Stonehenge was actually built for religious ceremonies. Stonehenge’s earliest version was made
of earthworks and ditches dug with tools, but it was replaced by wooden structure and then got
replaced again by circle of huge standing stones. The Stonehenge stones were brought there for
several hundred years. The largest stones which are 9 meters tall and weigh about 25 tons are
called sarsens and it is believed that these stones have probably been transported to Stonehenge
for 20 miles or 32 kilometers. Meanwhile the smaller stones, weigh about 4 tons each, are called
bluestones and it is transported to Stonehenge for 140 miles to 225 kilometers away. Stonehenge
is now still protected by World Heritage Site and lots of people, about a million, visit Stonehenge
every year.