Stonehenge

The Stonehenge - One of Earth's greatest mysteries, one of England's greatest treasures.

Built between 3000BC and 1500BC, this prehistoric monument has attracted flocks of visitors from all around the world. Pilgrimages are made throughout the year to witness these majestic stones - simple stones which serve to remind us all of the complexity and sophistication of the engineering and sciences of our forefathers.

One may be forgiven to question the significance of these stones. Why is it that everyone makes such a big hype over it? I mean, they're just stones, right? Surely, there's gotta be other unique historic stones in the world that deserve a similar attention to that received by the Stonehenge?

Well, you're wrong. Archaeologists have remarked that one of the most definitive designs of the Stonehenge is the horizontal stones mounted across two parallel vertical stones each. Other stone structures of the past were all vertical in design. There had to be some reason which compelled the creators of this site to lift such huge and heavy stones to place them above the structure.

Some say that it was a religious site - evidenced by the remains of tools for pagan worship. Others argue that it was an astrological site (with stones that mark the sunrise and sunset during the Solstices of the year). Some believe it to be an annual calendar - one that even factored the changes in the sun's position in leap years. In addition, some extermists even claim that it was built by aliens as a landing site for their spaceships.

There are heaps of evidence for the various theories above, without any one of them being more conclusive than the other. It remains one of Earth's best concealed mysteries to date...

What do you think?

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