Experts suggest that the Stonehenge solar calendar could be influenced by other cultures.
A new study suggests that Stonehenge once served as a solar calendar.
He said the research indicated "the site was a calendar based on a tropical solar year of 365.25 days". The prehistorian, who works at Bournemouth University, said that "the clear solstitial alignment of Stonehenge has prompted people to suggest that the site included some kind of calendar since the antiquarian William Stukeley.
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