Stonehenge

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Stonehenge is hailed as one of the seven wonders of the world. But why is it called a

“wonder” ? With science so advanced as to being able to clone mammals, one would thing their

would be rarely any discoveries left to be made. However Stonehenge is shrouded in nothing

more than merely theories and guesses based on little or no fact. Being that we do know very

little, You have yo ask yourself a few questions. What was the purpose of Stonehenge being

built, and that being said how was it constructed. There are thousands of ideas and speculations.

The more likely correct and accepted theories may just surprise you.

As you know, there has not been even one major structure built in the future nor the past

that was ever completed by one man alone. Like Stonehenge they were major undertakings

involving many people with many skills. Those who made Stonehenge succeeded in creating an

incredibly complex and mysterious structure that lived on long after its creators had passed on.

The many aspects of Stonehenge and the processes by which it was built delve into the levels of

intelligence and sophistication of the civilizations used to designed and build massive the

monument, despite the fact that it is difficult to find out who exactly these people were. They

have left very little evidence behind with which we could get a better idea of their everyday lives,

their culture, their surroundings, and their affairs with other peoples. The technology and wisdom

that are inevitably required in constructing such a monument show that these prehistoric peoples

had had more expertise than expected.

The planning and assembling of Stonehenge took a very long time ( 1000 years, from

2900 B.C. to 1600 B.C.), and not one but many different groups of people were

involved in the process. How they came about plays an important role in understanding them.

Some of the first...