Scientists crack 5,000 year-old mystery as they unearth ‘true reason’ Stonehenge was built [Video]

20 December 2024, 08:17 | Updated: 20 December 2024, 08:19

By Henry Moore

Scientists may have finally discovered the true reason for Stonehenge’s construction.

Stonehenge might have been constructed to unify the early people of Britain, years before the United Kingdom was founded.

According to new geological analysis, the colossal stones were brought to Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire from the far north, west and south of the British Ilse nearly 5,000 years ago.

According to the journal Archaeology International, the effort taken to transport these stones using primitive tools would have been massive, indicating an important reason for the decision.

Professor Mike Parker Pearson, lead researcher at University College London, said: “The fact that all of its stones originated from distant regions, making it unique among over 900 stone circles in Britain, suggests that [Stonehenge] may have had a political …