- Ukwakhiwa kwemigwaqo kusongela isikhundla seGugu Lomhlaba likaStonehenge.
- Iphrojekthi ephasishi engaphansi komhlaba yamukelwa ngoNovemba wangonyaka odlule.
- Iphaseji lizoba cishe amakhilomitha ama-3 ubude.
IStonehenge ingahle ilahlekelwe yisikhundla sayo njengeGugu Lomhlaba ngenxa yokwakhiwa komhubhe ongaphansi kwengqophamlando, ngokusho kwemibiko yakamuva.
The Inhlangano Yezizwe Yezemfundo, Isayensi Namasiko (UNESCO) uxwayise iziphathimandla zaseBrithani ukuthi ngenxa yokwakhiwa komgwaqo ongaphansi komhlaba, Stonehenge izokwamukela isimo sento esongelwa. Futhi lokhu kuzolandelwa ukukhishwa ohlwini lwamagugu amasiko.
Iphrojekthi ephasishi engaphansi komhlaba yamukelwa nguMnyango Wezokuthutha waseBrithani ngoNovemba wangonyaka odlule. Idizayinelwe ukudambisa umthwalo womgwaqo we-A303. Iphaseji lizoba cishe amakhilomitha ama-3 ubude.
IStonehenge yisikhumbuzo sangaphambi komlando eSalisbury Plain eWiltshire, eNgilandi, amamayela amabili entshonalanga ye-Amesbury. Iqukethe indandatho yangaphandle yamatshe emi mpo yamasarsen, ngalinye lizungeze amamitha ayi-13 ukuphakama, amamitha ayisikhombisa ububanzi, futhi linesisindo esingamathani angama-25, lifakwa ngokuxhuma amatshe e-lintel amile
Ngaphakathi kukhona indandatho yama-bluestones amancane. Ngaphakathi kwalezi kukhona ama-trilithon wokuma mahhala, ama-Sarsens amabili aqondile ahlanganiswe yi-lintel eyodwa. Isikhumbuzo sonke, manje esesonakele, siqondiswe ekuphumeni kwelanga e-solstice yasehlobo. Amatshe abekwe ngaphakathi kokusebenza komhlaba maphakathi nenkimbinkimbi eminyene yezikhumbuzo zeNeolithic neBronze Age eNgilandi, kufaka namakhulu amaningana e-tumuli (izindunduma zokungcwaba).
Abavubukuli bakholelwa ukuthi yakhiwa kusuka ku-3000 BC kuya ku-2000 BC. Ibhange lomhlaba eliyisiyingi elizungezile kanye nomsele, okuyisigaba sokuqala setshe lesikhumbuzo, kubhalwe ukuthi cishe kwaba ngu-3100 BC. Ukuqomisana kweRadiocarbon kusikisela ukuthi ama-bluestones okuqala aphakanyiswa phakathi kuka-2400 kanye no-2200 BC, yize kungenzeka ukuthi ayesesendaweni ngo-3000 BC.
Esinye sezimpawu ezaziwa kakhulu e-United Kingdom, uStonehenge uthathwa njengesithonjana samasiko aseBrithani. Kube yisikhumbuzo samandulo esihleliwe esivikelwe ngokusemthethweni kusukela ngo-1882, lapho umthetho wokuvikela izikhumbuzo zomlando wethulwa okokuqala ngempumelelo eBrithani. Isiza nendawo ezungezile zanezelwa ohlwini lwama-World Heritage Sites e-UNESCO ngonyaka we-1986. I-Stonehenge iphethwe yi-Crown futhi iphethwe yi-English Heritage; umhlaba ozungezile uphethwe yiNational Trust.