Heel Stone only remaining remnant. Altar Stone near center of circle. State hypothesis about its religious significance. Contrasting the theories of science. A logical approach to the Stonehenge monument.
Scholarly language supports the theory that the monument has religious significance.
It is the morning of June 21st. It is the time of the longest day of the year, the time known as the summer solstice. As the day dawns, the sun's warming rays spread over the Salisbury Plains near the town of Wiltshire, England. The sun itself is the primary clue as to the origin and purpose of this man-made arrangement of stones. Established in prehistoric times, it remains as one of the great mysteries of the eons.