STONEHENGE

THE CREATION

• Construction started 5,000 years ago
• Located north of Salisbury, England
• Built with two different types of stones

SARSEN STONES

• Bigger of the two types of stones
• Measure up to 30 feet tall
• Weigh about 25 tons
• Came from Marlborough Downs

BLUESTONES

• Smaller stones
• Weigh about 4 tons
• Came from Preseli Hills

STONEHENGE SETUP

• Circle of sarsen stones
• Inner circle of bluestones
• Horseshoe of sarsens

FUN FACTS

• Completed 3500 years ago
• Over 200 burials surrounding it
• Aligned with sunrise and sunset
• Built before Egyptian pyramids

THEORIES

• Place to worship
• Burial site
• Giant clock
• Celestial observatory
• Aliens