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Who Built Stonehenge – Durrington Walls and Craft

Evidence for Stonehenge’s builders: Durrington Walls, seasonal labor, tools, and the social contract that made the monument possible.

12/1/2025
17 min read
Excavation area at Durrington Walls settlement

Bottom line: Stonehenge was built by organized communities, not lone geniuses—logistics, craft, and ceremony aligned.


Durrington Walls

  • Large settlement with houses, feasting, and activity.
  • Seasonal occupation linked to construction phases.

Skills and Tools

  • Stone dressing, timber rigs, rope technology.
  • Mortise-and-tenon joints show precision.

Image Highlights

Settlement Tool marks Hauling logs


Logistics

  • Bluestones hauled from Preseli Hills.
  • Sarsens sourced closer in Wessex.

Visiting Tips

  • Explore the surrounding landscape trails to feel the system.

Bottom Line

Builders were neighbors and kin shaping time and place together.


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Über den Autor

Field Archaeology Editor

Field Archaeology Editor

Ich habe dies gebaut, damit du Stonehenge gelassen erlebst — klares Tempo, besseres Timing und Kontext, der Steine und Landschaft zum Klingen bringt.

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