Stonehenge Stonehenge Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, west of Amesbury. It consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone around high, wide and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the first bluestones were
Cultural depictions of Stonehenge 2002 animated film Ice Age, the main characters pass by Stonehenge during their journey. Manny, a woolly mammoth, dismisses Stonehenge as mere "modern architecture", commenting "it'll never last". One of the venues in the 2006 rhythm game "Guitar Hero II" takes place at Stonehenge, echoing the above "Spinal Tap" example. In an episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" called "Spongehenge" SpongeBob creates a large monument of stone sponges similar to Stonehenge in order to distract jellyfish. Stonehenge Base in the game "EarthBound" is a direct reference to Stonehenge. There is an episode of "Uchu Sentai Kyuranger" where the great heroes must facing