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Why Did Ancient People Build Stonehenge?

Published on December 19, 2025

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About This Episode

Get ready for the world’s greatest ancient mystery! Welcome to History’s Not Boring, where we’re tackling the giant puzzle of Stonehenge! Picture this: a massive circle of stones, some weighing more than a big truck, built an incredible five thousand years ago! That's older than the pyramids and older than almost everything we know! But here’s the unbelievably tricky part: the people who built it didn't have wheels or cranes! They somehow dragged these huge, heavy rocks over 150 miles across the country just to build this giant circle. Why go to all that trouble? Was it a massive clock, perfectly aligned with the winter sun? Was it a temple for ancient ceremonies? Or maybe it was a special place to honor the dead? We still don't know the answer! Tune in to explore this enormous, dusty puzzle and imagine yourself standing among the silent, mysterious giants of Stonehenge!

What You'll Learn

  • Stonehenge
  • Ancient history
  • Solstice
  • Megastructure
  • Neolithic
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