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This ancient monument of huge
stones solitarily standing on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England
has captured imaginations for centuries. Theories about who built it have
included the Druids, Greeks, Phoenicians, and Atlanteans. Speculation on
the reason it was built range from human sacrifice to astronomy.
Investigations over the last 100
years have revealed that Stonehenge was built in several stages from 2800
- 1800 BC. It seems to have been designed to allow for observation of
astronomical phenomena - summer and winter solstices, eclipses, and more.
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