Building of Stonehenge

Name: Building of Stonehenge
Start: -3000
End: -2000
Location: Salisbury Plain

c. 3000 BC–2000 BC · Salisbury Plain · Europe · Culture

A Neolithic sanctuary aligned with the solstice sun

Building of Stonehenge — Stefan Kühn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Neolithic Britons began a circular sanctuary on Salisbury Plain, raising its giant sarsen stones around 2500 BC. Aligned with the solstice sunrise and sunset, it is the most famous prehistoric monument in Europe.

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Did you know

Göbekli Tepe was built around 9500 BC, 6,500 years before Stonehenge. More time separates them than separates Stonehenge from us.

Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)

Africa

c. 3000 BC End of the Green Sahara — same year