Why is Stonehenge unique?
It is similar to ancient earthworks in the use of a bank and ditch but the arrangement is unique.
Almost every other ancient earthwork has an inner ditch and outer bank. For some reason this is reversed in Stonehenge where an outer bank encloses the remains of a once towering inner bank.
It is similar to ancient megalithic structures in the use of stone but the quality of workmanship is unique.
Lintels set atop two pillars have been secured using knob and socket joints that are more familiar to precast concrete structures today. Thirty lintels were set atop thirty pillars in such a way as to form a perfect circle some 30m (100ft) in diameter with each lintel locked to its neighbors by 'V' shaped tongue and groove joints.
It is pointless trying to place it in a Neolithic landscape because it simply does not fit.
Individual stones of the size and finish seen at Stonehenge are not unusual to the Neolithic age in Europe, but for thirty to be accurately placed on sloping ground so as to support a level and perfect ring of lintels is extraordinary, not just for Europe, but for the entire ancient world.
It is too precise an arrangement to be simply a temple, too crude in the choice of material to be an astronomical observatory.
All arguments center around whether the site was built to worship the dead or predict the seasons, either of which might have been possible for people living in the British Neolithic period. However, there is very little evidence placing construction of the site to that time and every reason to believe Stonehenge much, much older than 4,000 years.
Read The Stonehenge Observatory and discover facts overlooked by the archeologists. Find out why the author believes they have got it totally wrong and the true purpose of every feature within the site. And remember, you can experience Stonehenge as it was meant to be through the eyes of the builders using the incredible 3D models available on this web site.
Yes, Stonehenge is unique, but it was not alone!
Legend has it that Merlin brought the stones to Stonehenge from Ireland, and now there's every reason to believe the legend true. Stonehenge was relocated due to a sudden warming of the climate that signaled an event so large it changed the face of civilization - an event that could occur again within the next few years.