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of specific dogmas, rather than make rational interpretations compatible with science. However, their stories
can never express a definitive, true explanation.

Stonehenge

Stonehenge, a monument that stands in England, consists of some 30 large stone blocks arranged in a cir-

cle. Each of these blocks is an average of 4.5 meters (15 feet)high and weighs an average of 25 tons. The mon-
ument has attracted the attention of a great many researchers, and many theories have been proposed as to
how and why it was erected. What matters here is not which (if any) of these theories is actually correct, but

that this monument yet again invalidates the theory of "evolution" in the history of mankind.
Research reveals that Stonehenge was built in three main stages, beginning in about 2,800 BCE. In other
words, the history of its construction goes back some 5,000 years. The initial stage of building included the
digging of a ditch, bank and some round pits in the chalk. In the second stage, some 80 bluestones were set
up in two rings around the center of the site and a heel stone was erected outside this. Later, an outer circle

of giant sarsen stones was formed, with a continuous run of lintels.
One of the most noteworthy aspects of this monument is the bluestones used in it, because there are no
sources of such stones anywhere nearby. These stones were imported to the site from the Preseli

Mountains—some 380 kilometers (240 miles) away. If, as evolutionist historians claim, the people of that
time lived under primitive conditions, with the only tools at their disposal being wooden cranks, timber
rafts and stone axes, then how could they transport these stones all the way to the region where Stonehenge
now stands? This question cannot be answered by scenarios that are mere figments of conjecture.
One group of researchers tried to transport bluestones as far as Stonehenge by reconstructing the equip-

ment supposedly used at the time. To that end, they used wooden cranks, built a raft able to carry stones of
an equivalent size by lashing three rafts together, moved the raft upriver using wooden poles, and then fi-

Stonehenge may have been erected as the building blocks of a wooden construction. A wooden building erected on this
would have been unaffected by wind and storms. It is likely that only the foundations of the building have survived. The
methods and motives for the construction of Stonehenge are still a matter for debate, but one important feature revealed
by scientists is its relationship with astronomy. The people who built this structure possessed an advanced knowledge of
the heavens, as well as of engineering.

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