Knowra Stonehenge Stonehenge Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, built in several phases between about 3000 and 1600 BCE. Its stone circle combines massive sarsen stones with smaller bluestones.
Sarsen : A hard sandstone used in prehistoric monuments across southern England. The largest uprights and lintels at Stonehenge are made from sarsen.
Stonehenge bluestone transport : The movement of bluestones from the Preseli Hills to Stonehenge, by human effort and possibly several routes. The stones’ Welsh geological origins make their transport one of the site’s central logistical puzzles.
Stonehenge before the stones : The early earthwork enclosure and postholes that preceded Stonehenge’s major stone settings. These remains show that ceremonial activity began before the famous stone circle.
Avebury : A Neolithic henge monument and stone circles in Wiltshire, larger in diameter than Stonehenge. Its scale and open arrangement contrast with Stonehenge’s compact trilithon architecture.
Stonehenge archaeoastronomy : The study of possible astronomical alignments and observations associated with Stonehenge. Solstitial alignments are measurable, while claims about broader astronomical functions remain debated.
Bluestone : A group of varied rocks, mainly from the Preseli Hills in Wales, used in several prehistoric monuments. Stonehenge’s smaller stones include bluestones transported from western Wales.
Stonehenge sarsen transport : The prehistoric movement of large sarsen stones from the Marlborough Downs to Stonehenge. The sarsens’ source lies roughly 25 kilometres north of the monument.
Stonehenge 1 : The earliest major phase of Stonehenge, an earthwork enclosure dating to about 3000 BCE. Its ditch, bank, and Aubrey Holes mark the monument’s first substantial design.
Durrington Walls : A large Neolithic henge and settlement near Stonehenge, associated with timber circles and feasting. Its evidence for settlement and feasting complements the more monumental remains at Stonehenge.
Stonehenge human remains : Human burials and cremated remains recovered from Stonehenge and its surrounding landscape. Burials show the monument had funerary significance, especially in its early history.
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