Rewriting-the-history-book stories about Stonehenge come so often that it was a bit of a shock last week when geologists announced something that really did feel like a change in the game. It made me wonder about the monument and the people who made it, and even what the place might mean to us today.
At the centre of Stonehenge is a megalith known since the 18th century as the altar stone, the only one in the circle with a name. It’s an enigma.
