The sarsen and bluestone stones at Stonehenge (Wiltshire, UK) have played a significant role in the development of twentieth-century ideas about Neolithic and early Bronze Age social structure. Sarsen and bluestone are not, however, the only rock types used at Stonehenge. The varied stones present at the monument include previously under-studied material, such as the normally unseen, and largely forgotten, packing stones for Stonehenge’s famous settings. By reflecting on more recently developed theoretical frameworks to interpret this variety, this paper exposes the possibility that an alternative to the dominant discourse, in which Stonehenge represents the culmination of Neolithic social evolution, is possible.

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如果威尔特郡的巨石阵没有任何建筑石料怎么办？

巨石阵（英国威尔特郡）的沙森石和青石石在20世纪有关新石器时代和青铜时代早期社会结构的思想发展中发挥了重要作用。但是，Sarsen和青石并不是巨石阵中唯一使用的岩石类型。纪念碑上出现的各种石头包括以前研究不足的材料，例如巨石阵著名环境中通常看不见的，基本上被遗忘的包装石头。通过反思近来发展起来的解释这种多样性的理论框架，本文揭示了一种可能性，即用巨石阵代表新石器时代社会进化的顶点的主流话语的替代方案是可能的。