t Stonehenge we know that Stonehenge was at least at one time used for burial ceremonies because of the human remains that were found at Stonehenge (Roop 30). Some scientists believe that Stonehenge was used as some sort of sundial to tell the time , or as a calendar to tell the date. Scientists came to this conclusion due to the way the sun hits the stones. At different times during the day the sun casts different shadows on the stone that lies in the center of Stonehenge, the altar stone (Roop 90). There are several assumptions about who built Stonehenge. The overwhelming impression of the builders of Stonehenge is their immaculate perverseness. All of the stones at Stonehenge came from different places. The bluestones were brought from Wales, the sarsens from Auebury, and the massive structure of stones was built in the center of chalkland (Chippindale 273). A few possible builders of Stonehenge are the druids, different groups of people, and the devil. Numerous scientists believe that Stonehenge was built by the druids. The druids were Celts and they arrived in Europe around 500 B.C. The druids were made up of mostly judges and priests. The druids held mystic ceremonies at Stonehenge (Abels 16). Another theory to who built Stonehenge is that it was started by one group of people and continued to be worked on by different groups of people. The theory states that Stonehenge was started by one group of people and finished by several other groups over time. We know from ancient history that the druids were not the original builders of Stonehenge. They may have completed Stonehenge but they did not work alone (Roop 62). One legend of how the circle at Stonehenge was formed is that the devil built it. There is no scientific evidence to back up the legend of the devil building Stonehenge. It is not a scientific theory (Roop 32). The Stonehenge that we see today is a part of three separate building phases. The three phases were Stonehenge I...
