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About 5,000 years ago and ancient civilization raise the circle of

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huge roughly rectangular Stone in a field in what is now,

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Wiltshire, England.

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That Neolithic Monument would come to be called Stonehenge.

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It is arguably one of the most famous megalithic monuments

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in the world.

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It's also one of the most mysterious with its prehistoric

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concentric Rings garnering plenty of speculation as to why and

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how they were constructed.

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The main structure was built between 5000 and 4000 years ago.

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But the sight continuously evolved over a.

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Of about 10000 years.

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The most impressive of stones are called sarsen and they stand

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up to 30 feet.

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That's 9 M tall and weigh a whopping 25 times.

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The smaller stones are called blue stones for their bluish

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tinge when wet dozens of burial mounds have been discovered

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near Stonehenge suggesting that perhaps thousands of people

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were buried there.

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As much as archaeologists have uncovered about Stonehenge

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there were still plenty of mysteries to solve.

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Why did people construct Stonehenge in the first place?

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What was it used for one Theory suggests Stonehenge marks,

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the unification of Britain appointment people across the islands

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work together and used a similar style of houses pottery

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and other items.

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Another suggest Stonehenge may have originally been a cemetery

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for the elite.

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No matter why it was built Stonehenge may have been constructed

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that the sun in mind one Avenue connecting the monument

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with a nearby River Avon aligns with the sun on the winter

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solstice the site also faces the summer solstice sunrise

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and both summer and winter solstices are still celebrated

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their today.

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Archaeologists will continue to dig into the Mysteries

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at Stonehenge. Who knows what they will find.