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Stonehenge is perhaps the world’s most famous prehistoric monument. It is a masterpiece of engineering, built using only simple tools and technologies, before the arrival of metals and the invention of the wheel.

ENGINEER

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Building the stone circle would have needed hundreds of people to transport, shape and erect the stones. These builders would have required others to provide them with food, to look after their children and to supply equipment including hammerstones, ropes, antler picks and timber.

EQUIP

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The whole project would have needed careful planning and organisation.

CARE

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You may take an interactive tour of Stonehenge with 360-degree view from inside the stones, which shows the monument’s key features and its history.

ACTIVE

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You may also explore detailed images which reconstruct the erection and changes of Stonehenge and nearby monuments from the early Neolithic period to the Bronze Age.

CONSTRUCT