84. The Stonehenge Mysteries

In this episode, Payton investigates the legends surrounding Stonehenge. How was it built? Who built it? And most importantly, why was it built?

Case Sources:

Stonehenge: A New Interpretation of Prehistoric Man and the Cosmos by John North Stonehenge: A Brief History by Mike Parker Pearson National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/stonehenge-1 Sky News - https://news.sky.com/story/stonehenge-mystery-solved-heres-why-the-monument-was-made-12555094 American Academy of Audiology - https://www.audiology.org/the-acoustic-mystery-of-stonehenge/ London Toolkit - https://www.londontoolkit.com/whattodo/stonehenge_mystery.htm BBC - https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20170713-why-stonehenge-was-built https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-53580339 Astronomy - https://www.astronomy.com/science/a-stonehenge-mystery-could-be-solved-june-21/ Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/05/15/what-was-it-like-when-the-first-humans-arose-on-earth/ Carnegie Museum of Natural History - https://carnegiemnh.org/earth-history-in-your-hand/ Encyclopedia Brittanica - https://www.britannica.com/question/Where-did-writing-first-develop https://www.britannica.com/question/Was-Stonehenge-built-by-aliens Southwestern Railway - https://www.southwesternrailway.com/destinations-and-offers/sights-and-attractions/trains-to-stonehenge University of Brighton - https://www.brighton.ac.uk/research/research-news/feature/stonehenge-researching-sarsen-stones.aspx History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4qEBjqZ1Do StuDoc - https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/brown-university/cult-archaeology-fantastic-frauds-and-meaningful-myths-of-the-past/stonehenge-paper-grade-a/6761022 Purdue Convocations - https://convocations.purdue.edu/who-was-king-arthur/ SciTech Daily - https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-debunk-controversial-theory-of-stonehenge-as-a-solar-calendar/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices