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Stonehenge, Very Mysterious, A Truly Awesome Site The ancient magnificent stone circle of Stonehenge, in southwest England, north of Salisbury. Stonehenge has been standing since about 2500-3000 B.C. Looking Down, What makes Stonehenge unique? For one, its design, which includes huge horizontal stone lintels capping the outer circle and sitting atop the vertical slabs called trilithons, locked together by joints. In addition, the structure includes two different kinds of stones called Bluestones and Sarsens, the largest of which weighs more than 40 tons, according to UNESCO. No-one knows why, or how, Stonehenge was built. But an independent scientist has suggested they were laid out according to a sonic illusion. This will forever remain a mystery. The Duchess
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 22:47:15 +0000

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