1. STONEHENGE
MADE BY:
J. NUTTERS

2. LOCATION
The United Kingdom/England
Salisbury, Wiltshire

3. WHAT IS THE STONEHENGE? Prehistoric stone circle monument
Historical speculations:
Cemetery
Temple
‘Computer’ for lunar and solar eclipses
Monument
Etc.

4. HISTORY (1) Built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE:
Stage I ( BCE)
Stage II ( BCE)
Stage III ( BCE)
Stage IV, V and VI
( BCE)

5. HISTORY (2)
During transition from the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age) to the Bronze Age.
Incomplete Stonehenge  Roman periods, medieval periods and ground-digging.
The name (probably) derives from the Saxon stan-hengen, meaning “stone hanging” or “gallows”.

6. STONEHENGE TODAY Very famous stone circle!
Visitors: a million people a year…
Summer Solstice celebration
1986: designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

7. A MYSTERY UNSOLVED… Ylvis – Stonehenge: