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• Stonehenge.

  A Recent Excavations In 2006 excavations at Durrington Walls, about 3 km (less than 2 mi) from Stonehenge, uncovered a large settlement dating to 2600 or 2500 BC. The settlement consisted of wooden structures laid out in the same pattern as Stonehenge and, according to the archaeologists who conducted the excavations, probably housed theworkers who built Stonehenge. However, the remains of large amounts of pottery and animal bones found at the site suggest that it was a place of feasting, whic...

• Stonehenge - history.

  Plan of StonehengeThis plan of Stonehenge shows the general arrangement of the monument and the most famous component features, including theAltar Stone at the center, the trilithons consisting of two uprights and a lintel, the Heel Stone, and the Slaughter Stone. Thesignificance of the arrangement of the stones is unclear, though it probably was related to astronomical observations and religiousrituals timed to coincide with particular astronomical events, such as the summer solstice.© Microsof...

• Stonehenge - History.

  In 2006 excavations at Durrington Walls, about 3 km (less than 2 mi) from Stonehenge, uncovered a large settlement dating to 2600 or 2500 BC. The settlement consisted of wooden structures laid out in the same pattern as Stonehenge and, according to the archaeologists who conducted the excavations, probably housed theworkers who built Stonehenge. However, the remains of large amounts of pottery and animal bones found at the site suggest that it was a place of feasting, which maymean that it hous...

• Stonehenge

• Stonehenge.

• Stonehenge - Geschichte.