Massimo(@Rainmaker1973) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Göbekli Tepe is a Neolithic settlement inhabited from c. 9500 to at least 8000 BCE, in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

Its structures are therefore 11,000 years old, or more, 6,000 years before Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Giza, making them humanity's oldest

Göbekli Tepe is a Neolithic settlement inhabited from c. 9500 to at least 8000 BCE, in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

Its structures are therefore 11,000 years old, or more, 6,000 years before Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Giza, making them humanity's oldest
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Alison Fisk(@AlisonFisk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The face of ‘Stonehenge Man’. A forensic reconstruction of a Neolithic man born about 5,500 years ago and buried in a long barrow near Stonehenge. He lived in the area before the stone circle was built. The long barrow was excavated in the 1860s.

The face of ‘Stonehenge Man’. A forensic reconstruction of a Neolithic man born about 5,500 years ago and buried in a long barrow near Stonehenge. He lived in the area before the stone circle was built. The long barrow was excavated in the 1860s.

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Historic Vids(@historyinmemes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Stonehenge was carefully designed to align with the movements of the sun. The enormous sarsen stones and smaller bluestones, set up in the centre of the site in about 2500 BC, were precisely arranged to frame two particular events in the year: the sunrise at summer solstice, and

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Then and Now: Stonehenge in 1877 and 2019. When most of the hundreds of thousands of visitors make their pilgrimage to Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain each year, they often believe they are gazing upon pristine 4,000-year-old remnants. However, the reality is quite different, as

Then and Now: Stonehenge in 1877 and 2019. When most of the hundreds of thousands of visitors make their pilgrimage to Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain each year, they often believe they are gazing upon pristine 4,000-year-old remnants. However, the reality is quite different, as
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Beau(@DrBeauBeaumont) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The 9yo had to build a scale model of Stonehenge for her school project.

They did not specify the exact building material to be used.

The 9yo had to build a scale model of Stonehenge for her school project.

They did not specify the exact building material to be used.
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Stonehenge(@EH_Stonehenge) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Calling all young builders! Playhenge is now open, so it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get constructing! 👷 🔨

Use tools and natural materials to build an adventure playground of your design.

📆 17 May - 4 June (excluding Thursdays)

More info ➡️ bit.ly/Playhenge

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