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safely be said that the Bronze Age at Stonehenge would be at a later 

 date than ,on the continent. All evidence so far found, indicates that 

 Stonehenge was built as early as bronze appeared in England, and if 

 it is not "a Neolithic structure, it must certainly belong to the Early 

 Bronze Period." The character of the stone implements used in its 

 construction, as well as the stag-horn picks, all go to substantiate the 

 conclusion that Stonehenge dates at from 1700 to 1800 years B. C. 



It was not built by the Romans, because they came to England 2000 

 years after its construction. It probably could not be tlie work of the 



Fig. 87.- 



-Two tall monoliths near Lands End, Cornwall, locally called the 

 "Pipers." 



Druids, for one of the most persistent traditions claims that "Stone- 

 henge belongs to an epoch far earlier than any Druidism of which any 

 record remains." In fact its builders are unknown. 



OTHER STONE MONUMENTS 



In Europe the waive of conquest always flowed from east to west 

 along a recognized "megalithic route" marked by huge stone monu- 

 ments of the nature of Stonehenge, which, "starting in India, can be 

 traced to Persia, Palestine, Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Spain, 



