What do we know about the people that have built Stonehenge?

This was a ditch hewn in the chalk 6 feet deep and wide, and would have appeared brilliant white in the green of what had now become pastureland. Was this ... Windmill Hill People. Given the length of time taken to create Stonehenge, who could have carried out such a feat? read more

So, three tribes built Stonehenge at three separate times. At around about 3000 B.C., it is believed that the first people to work on the site were Neolithic farmers. Archaeologists have named them the Windmill Hill people after one of their earthworks on Windmill Hill, which is near Stonehenge. read more

If the facts surrounding the architects and construction of Stonehenge remain shadowy at best, the purpose of the arresting monument is even more of a mystery. While historians agree that it was a place of great importance for over 1,000 years, we may never know what drew early Britons to Salisbury Plain and inspired them to continue developing it. read more

Some of the people who built Stonehenge may have lived near the monument at a series of houses excavated at Durrington Walls. Recently, archaeologists discovered evidence that people who lived in these houses feasted on meat and dairy products. read more