Finally, the weekend has arrived and I can concentrate on more intellectual pursuits……..American politics had moved beyond intellectual and into the absurd…….for many years I have read a lot of stuff written about Stonehenge and what it is all about….some say a an ancient observatory, others think it a ritual location of early Brits…..and then there are some looney tunes of theories…best left for the loonies to spout…..but the pressing question is….just what the Hell is Stonehenge?

Newser) – Observatory? Solar calendar? Add this to the theory on the origins of Stonehenge: Researchers say it began earlier than thought as a cemetery for elite Stone Age families, reports the Guardian. The most extensive analysis yet of remains excavated from the site suggests that men, women, and children were buried there in a circular graveyard beginning about 3000 BC. That would push back the origins of the site about 500 years.

“The whole history of the monument is inseparably linked to death and burial, but I believe that there are hundreds more burials to be found across the site, which will tell us more of the story,” says one archeologist. The researchers also say that at least 4,000 people—a massive number relative to the population at the time—traveled from afar as Scotland to construct the monument we know today over a 10-year period, reports AP. That’s based on the analysis of animal teeth the workers brought along for ritual feasts. “Stonehenge was a monument that brought ancient Britain together,” the lead researcher tells the BBC. The findings will be detailed in a BBC documentary airing tomorrow.

So does that really answer the question or is it still open to interpretation?  Thoughts?