Wiltshire

The true nature of the breathtaking stone circle monument at Stonehenge has been the subject of debate and speculation for decades, if not centuries. Over the years q uite a few scholars have claimed to have “cracked the code” of this world-famous Neolithic period installation, and a team of researchers from th e United Kingdom has now joined the ranks of these theorists, offering an origin story rooted in political rather than religious or scientific concerns. In a paper just published in the journal Archaeology International, a team of researchers from U niversity College London (UCL) and Aberystwyth University in Wales make the case that the construction of Stonehenge was a collaborative effort designed to cement an alliance between the