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    Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England composed of a circular setting of large standing stones within earthworks dating back to 3000 BC. It sits at the center of numerous Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1986. Archaeologists believe Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings based on archaeological evidence of human remains dating back to 3000 BC found on the site.

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    Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England composed of a circular setting of large standing stones within earthworks dating back to 3000 BC. It sits at the center of numerous Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1986. Archaeologists believe Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings based on archaeological evidence of human remains dating back to 3000 BC found on the site.

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    Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England composed of a circular setting of large standing stones within earthworks dating back to 3000 BC. It sits at the center of numerous Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1986. Archaeologists believe Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings based on archaeological evidence of human remains dating back to 3000 BC found on the site.

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    Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England composed of a circular setting of large standing stones within earthworks dating back to 3000 BC. It sits at the center of numerous Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1986. Archaeologists believe Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings based on archaeological evidence of human remains dating back to 3000 BC found on the site.

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    Stonehenge

    Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 2.0 miles (3.2 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of a circular setting of large standing stones set within earthworks. It is at the centre of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. Archaeologists believe the iconic stone monument was constructed anywhere from 3000 BC to 2000 BC, as described in the chronology below. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first stones were erected in 24002200 BC, whilst another theory suggests that bluestones may have been erected at the site as early as 3000 BC (see phase 1 below). The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge monument. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust. Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge could possibly have served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings.The dating of cremated remains found on the site indicate that deposits contain human bone material from as early as 3000 BC, when the initial ditch and bank were first dug. Such deposits continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.

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