How long did it take to build Stonehenge?
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Apparently the construction phases spanned over 3,000 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge
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1200
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The Bank and ditch within which the stones are set was constructed c. 3000 BC. The construction of the stone monument we see today took place around 2,500 BC (‘Wiki’ is wrong with its dates here when it states 2200 BC). There was a slightly earlier bluestone array that stood for a while, undated as yet but probably not much earlier than the sarsen structure; the bluestones were then put back within the larger monument. The last activity on the site, the digging of the ‘Y and Z Holes’ took place around 1600 BC. Read any recent account of Stonehenge that includes the latest radiocarbon dates to confirm my comments.
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Over the three different phases of construction, it is estimated that it would required more than thirty million hours of labour :)
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Three weeks.
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