Monuments of the Past – Object #4

Stonehenge, Near Salisbury, England

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<p>Stonehenge contains large, rectangular stone blocks organized in a ring-like shape. Some of the blocks are positioned as vertical posts and others are positioned horizontally on top of the vertical posts. Still, other blocks are in random positions and seem to have fallen down.</p>

Photograph of Stonehenge taken between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Questions:

What are possible reasons for building the structure?  

Do you think the stones came from the immediate area? Give evidence from the photograph to support your answer.

What conclusions can you draw about the culture of the people who built Stonehenge?

Citations

Stonehenge, near Salisbury, England. England Wiltshire, ca. 1890. [Between and Ca. 1900] Photograph.