Stonehenge

... in the English countryside, Stonehenge is one of the oldest monuments in the world.

It ... a group of gigantic stones that stand upright on the ground in a circle.

In some cases, pairs of the stones have another stone ... across them like a tabletop.

Another amazing discovery is that on ... and shortest days of the year, the two monuments line up with the setting and rising sun.

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in England.

Stonehenge dates to a time before the pyramids were built in Egypt.

There are some written records of its original purpose.

Stonehenge was built over a period of 350 years.

Stonehenge was used as a place of burial.

We know exactly why Stonehenge was built.

The larger stones are called sarsens.

The smaller stones are called blackstores.

Stonehenge is a protected World Heritage Site.