BRITAIN-ARCHAEOLOGY-STONEHENGE

A picture shows the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, in central southern England, on July 12, 2012. The site of Stonehenge is situated on Salisbury plain in an area of dense prehistoric activity dating back as early as 8,000 BC. The large sarsen stones for which the site is famous were erected during the Bronze Age between 2600 and 2400 BC within and amid earlier earthworks, postholes and smaller stones. in 1986 the site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it remains the most wellknown prehistoric monument in Britain. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP via Getty Images)