Bergen's Worldwide Adventures: Stonehenge

How ancient peoples found Stonehenge I'll never know. It's surrounded by pockets of trees and the rolling hills of the Silsbury plains. Back when it was built, there would have been nothing for miles.

The henge itself rises out of the ground on a hill of grass kept isolated from visitors' touch. The sky was SO blue and the grass was SO green and the weather was SO perfect I couldn't have asked for a better day to do the trip.

The tall, upright pillars are called Sarsen Stones, and were most likely rolled to the site with a system of logs and twine ropes. It would have also taken a ton of manpower!

The stones resting horizontally on top of the Sarsen Stones are known as Lentill Stones, and weigh upwards of 2 tons. How did ancient man get them up there? Archaeologists aren't 100% sure.

The mounds around the outside of the circle are actually mass graves. Dozens of ancient tribespeople are buried at this site, along with artifacts and tools that give Archaeologists clues as to what the heck the henge was built for.

The countryside around the henge is dotted with these burial sites. Pretty eerie.

The fact that the grass was COMPLETELY COATED WITH SPIDERWEBS didn't help with the unsettling feeling the place had. That shiny reflection? Not dew. Webs.

Inside the circle are smaller Blue stones, which were brought to the site in Southern England all the way from a quarry in Southern Wales. (That's where I live! It's far!) They were very determined to have specific kinds of stones from specific places set just right.

The weirdest thing about Stonehenge is that no one knows why ancient humans went through so much trouble to build this amazing monolith! Some say it is a burial site for important tribespeople, others think it may have been a place of healing. Still others think it was a place to commune with the gods (or possibly ET? Looking at you ancient aliens)