![]() ![]() It could have been used as a burial ground, meeting place, solar calendar, or sacred ritual site, but it wasn’t built like a Druid temple. Stonehenge was the site of ancient Celtic high priests known as the Druids, as well as primitive graves discovered there by antiquarian William Stukeley in the 17th century, and John Aubrey established the theory in the 17th century. Stonehenge dates back thousands of years to the Neolithic period, when it was built on British soil. It has nothing to do with the ancients or the moderns, nor does it have anything to do with the Stonehenge builders. Stonehenge is a significant part of British history, not only as one of the world’s great monuments, but also as Europe’s best-known prehistoric monument. ![]() Thousands of years after the creation of Stonehenge, the ‘Beaker People’ from the continent nearly wiped out the Neolithic farmers who built it. Our tours are all-inclusive, with all transportation included, and include accommodations in addition to attractions. The group visits Salisbury on three separate nights to explore the sites and the Great Stone Way. Small group tours with a tour leader explore Stonehenge, Avebury, and other Neolithic sites in a small group setting. Odyssey Traveller tours are designed to provide a culturally informed and authentic travel experience. Several ditches discovered near a nearby Iron Age fort called Vespasian’s Camp are thought to be connected to nearby Iron Age forts. Pottery vessels dating from the Bronze Age, as well as worked flints for tools and deer yarns, were discovered at the monument. A Bronze Age pot discovered near a buried ditch at Stonehenge is thought to be from the middle to late Bronze Age. It is thought that Stonehenge was built in Wales around 3,500 BCE, and 30 massive sarsen stones (weighing up to 50 tons) were loaded onto the site and arranged into the famous 100-foot diameter (30 m) ‘Outer Circle.’ In addition to the Inner Circle, a horseshoe-shaped structure of five trilithons, it was also constructed during this time period. Grave goods, such as pottery, jars, golden bucklers, bronze daggers, cups, and sceptres, indicated an afterlife belief. The majority of the bodies were inhumated (a full burial instead of cremation). The burrow is a mound beneath the earth that provides burial locations foraker people. ![]() They were more modern looking than their Neolithic counterparts, who had migrated to Britain. It appears that the people who settled in Britain with the Beaker culture were originally from the Eurasian Steppes. The beaker phenomenon is thought to have first appeared in Iberia around 5,000 years ago. As a result, modern Britons cannot trace their ancestors back to any single person who built it. Stonehenge could have been a burial ground up until the time of the Bronze Age, according to evidence collected at the site.įrom Europe 4,400 years ago, a new culture and way of life known as the Beaker culture spread to Britain. The outer circle, which is now mostly depleted, was approximately 380 feet (115 meters) in diameter when it was made from Earth. ![]() This is truly impressive, considering that the tools used were made entirely of stone and bone. Stonehenge was designed as a circular enclosure with an inner and outer bank, as well as a ditch, according to legend. During the later Bronze Age, a new population of people known as the Beaker People arrived in Britain around 2500 BCE, and this is where the site now stands. Neolithic Agrarians are thought to have built the site’s first monument around 3000 BCE. The world’s most well-known prehistoric monument is the Neolithic stone circle at Stonehenge. Stonehenge is the most famous reminder of their skill and ingenuity. Their pottery and metalwork have been found all over Europe. The Beaker folk left behind a rich legacy. The Beaker folk were part of this transition. The Bronze Age was coming to an end and the Iron Age was beginning. The Beaker folk lived in a time of great change. They were also able to build complex structures like Stonehenge. They were expert metalworkers and created beautiful pottery. The Beaker folk were a highly skilled and innovative people. It is thought that the Beaker folk were responsible for the construction of the famous stone monument of Stonehenge. They are named after the distinctive bell-shaped pottery vessels they used. The Beaker folk were a prehistoric people who lived in Britain during the late Bronze Age. ![]()
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