Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom

Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom

UNITED KINGDOM

Construction of Stonehenge took place between ca. 3000 and 1600 B.C. With each stone weighing around 50 tons, it is regarded as a truly amazing feat of engineering. Although it is not clear who built the monument, nor for what purpose, it has been speculated that it was either a temple dedicated to the worship of ancient earth deities, an astronomical observatory or a sacred burial site.