The millennial mystery of Stonehenge is finally solved: Clear and detailed!

Throughout the years, millions of visitors have been attracted to this place every year. The sunrise on the summer solstice and the sunset on the winter solstice have made many people fascinated.

However, in Stonehenge, there are still mysteries that make people and experts constantly wonder: How was Stonehenge built so magnificently?

The prehistoric monument's mysterious past has inspired several theories about its creation. Some people think that this giant megalithic work has the hands of aliens or some mysterious advanced technology that has interfered.

However, under the archaeological evidence, modern scientists have understood after thousands of years that: It was the ancient British who created this masterpiece with only stone, rope and wood - of course. plus their strength and intelligence.

Stonehenge - Wonders of Intelligence, Endurance

1. Stonehenge today consists of nearly two-thirds of its original 160 stone blocks with various shapes nested in one building - This is a rare feature among Stone Age monuments.

Stonehenge today. Graphics: Nationalgeographic

2. Stonehenge was built and modified in about 1,500 years. Start with a round, rimmed ditch called a henge. The sarsen circle and trilithon horseshoe (stone structure consisting of two upright rocks supporting a horizontal rock) was erected around 2500 BC.

Stonehenge in 2500 BC. Graphics: Nationalgeographic

3. The ancient British built Stonehenge associated with heaven and earth and the universe. On the Winter Solstice, the Sun will set between the two vertical faces of the tallest tower, marking the beginning of a promising spring to come.

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4. Viewed from the center of the rock circle on the Summer Solstice, the Sun rises just to the left of the heaviest block - the Heel Stone, which marks the main entrance to Stonehenge.

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5. The Four Station Rocks are positioned in a rectangle, aligned with positions in one direction (North) and aligned with the Full Moon.

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6. Stonehenge was built by the ancient British with two types of stone: sarsen (sandstone) weighing from 20 tons to 40 tons; and bluestone weighing from 2 tons to 4 tons.

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7. The smaller bluestone slabs are regularly rearranged, while the large sandstone slabs - once erected - stay in place. About a third of the sandstone slab is buried deep underground.

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8. Location of the megalithic Stonehenge on the map of England.

The sandstone and bluestone blocks were transported a great distance to the location of Stonehenge. The route of sandstone is 32km, while the transportation route of bluestone is 282km.

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9. To move 40-ton stone blocks, the ancient British built 'sledges' pulled by human power. It took hundreds of people weeks to move the 40-ton sandstone block over a distance of 32km.

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10. The ancients used about 1,000 small stones (held in hand) to smooth huge sandstone rocks. That is why, the inside of the rocks at Stonehenge is very smooth and smooth.

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11. Each large sandstone rock is supported by a wooden support. Then a lever is used to bury part of the rock in the ground.

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They then used ropes to hold them upright and filled the hole with soil to secure the rock.

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12. When the sandstone was vertical, they used the rock to hit it from above to balance their height.

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Then, use special tools to create a mortise on the rock.

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13. After the sandstone rocks have stood firm and are of equal height, they will use a lever, wood to move a horizontal rock, so that it fits the mortise at the top of the rocks sandstone.

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Thanks to that, the giant stone slabs are linked together with unprecedented strength and durability.

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14. Stonehenge continues to inspire thousands of visitors each year. Maybe the stone blocks are not intact as before over time, but the strength and intelligence and creativity of the ancients will last forever!

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In 1986, Stonehenge was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.