Stonehenge

Brief Overview

Stonehenge has been viewed for centuries as one of Britain's most influential and impactful monuments As the center or basis of the World Heritage Site, it contains a vast amount of history and attracts more than 800,000 tourists every year. While it is believed that the start of Stonehenge began 5,000 years ago, modern day Stonehenge is a compilation of multiple constructions and many years of work. It is thought that Neolithic Britons began the construction of Stonehenge and it carried out through generations, with different beliefs and thoughts arising along the way.

Artifacts

There are many ideas about how Stonehenge came about and about who influenced it, but there are also many different ideas about what lies at the site. There have been stone tools found that lead to talk about how it was built, there are thoughts that aliens sent the stones down, and there is also talk about treasure being buried underneath the site. What is the truth?

Resources

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/history/description/#

http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/stonehenge

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-lies-beneath-Stonehenge-180952437/