Stonehenge Research Paper

Some people have never heard about the Stonehenge, for me this is the first time I hear about it. However, through research I have learned some important information about it. The Stonehenge is considered as one of the most famous prehistoric monuments that are found around the world. It is one of the sites that are visited most often by tourists. The Stonehenge is located in Wiltshire, England. It is found on the southern side of the Salisbury Plains which are 13 km north of Salisbury. The Stonehenge is a basically a large landscape that is circular, with large standing stones. Archaeologists have divided the construction of the monument over three phases. Archaeologists are still not sure what the main function of the Stonehenge was. There are debates on what the exact function for the Stonehenge. Some archaeologist say that it was a cremation site, while other archeologists argue by stating it that it was built as a relief site, or an astronomy site. The Stonehenge was constructed over three phases. Phase one is the earliest form of construction, which dates back to the early third millennium. This phase consisted of a ditch and banks, and some earthwork. The phase involved the digging of the Aubrey holes which were needed at that time to make the circle that …show more content…
This phase followed the second phase of the construction which was not completed. Sarsen stones makeup the outer circle which is made up of thirty stones (Heggie 1982). On top of the sarsen stones the sarsen lintel stone were laid surrounding the horseshoe trilithons (Heggie 1982). The sarsen stones come from Marlborough which is 32 Km north of the Stonehenge. Along with the sarsen stones, the bluestones used to make an upright oval shape setting inside of the sarsen horseshoe (Heggie 1982). However, the Stonehenge was never completed, and some of the holes remain empty till this day. The holes were meant to be used for upright stones, to be