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Why was Stonehenge built?

c. 3000 to 2000 BCE

Giant stones on Salisbury Plain

Disputed Puzzling monuments · Verified 2026-10-31 · WWV-HS-UM-004

Stonehenge was built in stages over many centuries. Some of its stones were hauled from Wales. Proposed purposes include a burial site, a calendar and a place of ceremony.

Purpose is a theory.

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