What theories do people have about Stonehenge?

Another theory suggests that Stone Age people saw Stonehenge as a place with healing properties. In 2008, archaeologists Geoggrey ... Legends associated with Stonehenge also reference pipers, Waller said, and prehistoric circles are traditionally known as "piper stones. read more

The Preseli Hills might have had some ancestral significance for the stonehenge builders as well (perhaps this was their place of origin), this may have been the motive behind dragging the bluestones all the way from Preseli Hills to Wiltshire. read more

Wild theories about Stonehenge have persisted since the Middle Ages, with 12th-century myths crediting the wizard Merlin with constructing the site. More recently, UFO believers have spun theories about ancient aliens and spacecraft landing pads. But Stonehenge has inspired a fair number of scientifically reasonable theories as well. read more

After a 2012 study into Stonehenge's acoustics, Bruno Fadenza, a Salford University researcher, told LiveScience that ancient people would have "perceived the sound environment around them changing in some way" as they entered Stonehenge, experiencing a similar odd sensation that we do today when entering cathedrals. read more