Stonehenge Facts

Stonehenge There is no recorded history regarding the constitution of Stonehenge. Knowledge of such theories is that they are almost speculation. As a result, many theories have been created and tested. All that we know for sure about Stonehenge is the ownership and the preservation of it from about the 1800s to now. These theories indicated, that there are two types of stones used at Stonehenge “sarsen, the biggest stones there” and “bluestones, even though they are weesmaller but still very large stones”. Evidence shows that the sarsen stones were brought from around 20 miles away. Sarson stone can get up to thirty feet tall and can weigh 20 tons on average even the blue stones which are smaller and they are called that because of …show more content…
He estimated the total sarsens to be 30 stones and times that by 12 and he got 360. Back in the 60s is was said to be built to serve as an astronomical computer used to predict eclipses. It is said that Stonehenge was built at a time where there was a boom in trade, they can tell this from all the pottery, metal working and the switch over to burring people with goods. Which all of these things came over from Europe in about 2400 BC. Just a mile away from Stonehenge “roughly 350 animal bones and 12500 flint tools were found”. With that it would suggest that the area was accommodated ample amounts of animals to hunt. Which would mean this would have been a great place to claim and called a sacred land. One theory says that aliens had built Stonehenge and had it as a marker. Of all the many theories about aliens concerning Stonehenge. Is the theory that Stonehenge was left as a message to the human race, it is said to be “a primitive crop circle”. People also say that it was a place for ancient aliens to land on. People also report UFO sightings in the area to the British Authorities. In 2008, it was suggested that it was created to be a healing …show more content…
In the 18th century William Stakely suggested it was a Divid Temple. Scientists think during the ice age the blue stones were carried down by the water and not by human interaction. This theory consist of the blue stones were brought down by glaciers during the last ice age. But as like all the other theories, it is just a theory. Either people brought the stones down or the ice brought them down they still had the task of getting them set in the earth. To even set a stone it would theoretically take more than 100 people to get it set straight. How they would get the slab in the ground they would dig a hole for the stones and then they would pushed the stone until it slipped in the hole. When this was done they would have two groups, one was to push the