A history of Stonehenge, explaining how the prehistoric monument developed from an early henge into its final form, as well as its later history.

Feb 3, 2025 · Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE, during the transition from the Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age.

Stonehenge evolved in several construction phases spanning at least 1500 years. There is evidence of large-scale construction on and around the monument that perhaps extends the landscape's time frame to 6500 years.

Jun 1, 2010 · For centuries, historians and archaeologists have puzzled over the many mysteries of Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument that took Neolithic builders an estimated 1,500 years to erect....

Dec 14, 2010 · Stonehenge is a Neolithic / Bronze Age monument located on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, southern England. The first monument on the site, began around 3100 BCE, was a circular 'henge' earthwork about...

Apr 10, 2013 · Built on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, Stonehenge was constructed in several stages between 3000 and 1500 B.C., spanning the Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age.

A timeline of Stonehenge. The first Stonehenge was built about 5,000 years ago, in the period of prehistory known as the Neolithic. By about 2500 BC, more and much larger stones had been brought there, marking the start of over 800 years of building and alteration stretching into …

Stonehenge has inspired people to study and interpret it for centuries, yet many questions remain to be answered – about who built it, when, and why. Find out about its archaeology and history here. Work began on Stonehenge about 5,000 years ago, …

Recognized worldwide, Stonehenge seems an impossible task: how, and why, did prehistoric people build it? Stonehenge, on Salisbury plain in England, is one of the most recognizable monuments of the Neolithic world and one of the most popular, with …

Stonehenge is a Neolithic / Bronze Age monument located on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, southern England. The first monument on the site, began around 3100 BCE, was a circular 'henge' earthwork about...