The SAD Truth About Stonehenge...

We think of Stonehenge as magical, but its builders were probably itchy, diseased, and miserable. This video breaks the romantic illusion and shows the real (and sometimes gross) side of prehistory. Prepare to have your modern biases challenged! #stonehengemystery #Archaeology #Prehistory #history #sad Twitter (or X if you’re ill): https://x.com/AdamMIbbotson Instagram / adamibbo Sources: Mitchell, Piers D et al. “Intestinal parasites in the Neolithic population who built Stonehenge (Durrington Walls, 2500 BCE).” Parasitology vol. 149,8 (2022): 1027-1033. doi:10.1017/S0031182022000476 Darvill T. Mythical rings? Waun Mawn and Stonehenge Stage 1. Antiquity. 2022;96(390):1515-1529. doi:10.15184/aqy.2022.82 John, B. (2024). The Stonehenge bluestones did not come from Waun Mawn in West Wales. The Holocene, 34(7), 895-907. https://doi.org/10.1177/09596836241236318 Pearson MP, Pollard J, Richards C, et al. The original Stonehenge? A dismantled stone circle in the Preseli Hills of west Wales. Antiquity. 2021;95(379):85-103. doi:10.15184/aqy.2020.239 And, Historic England's Stonehenge guidebook. I reduced the info down on Stonehenge, so I expect a lot of "why did you not mention..." - I explain why over explaining Stonehenge is not worth my time. #BritishPrehistory #MegalithicMonuments #StoneCircles #Henges #AncientBritain #ArchaeologyUK #PrehistoricBritain #Barrows #NeolithicUK #BronzeAgeUK #AncientMysteries #HistoricSitesUK #HeritageUK #Megaliths #StandingStones #PrehistoricSites #UKHistory #ExploreBritain #AncientStructures #Impossiblemegalith #archaeologicaldiscoveries