Stonehenge Wiltshire, England, consists of a ring of standing stones, each around 13 feet ( m) high, seven feet ( m) wide and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England. Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. One theory is that Roman engineers broke the place up, perhaps as a challenge to native religions.
Stonehenge Wiltshire, England, consists of a ring of standing stones, each around 13 feet ( m) high, seven feet ( m) wide and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England. Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. One theory is that Roman engineers broke the place up, perhaps as a challenge to native religions. If the Romans did split the stones, they could have been used for building, though none have yet been found in nearby Roman structures.
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