What is so special about the Stonehenge? What is the mystery of the Stonehenge?

A uniquely secretive prehistoric monument located in dead-center of a greatly enriched archaeological complex, the relevance for and construction of the Stonehenge, Avebury, and nearby Associated World Heritage Sites by society are still shrouded in mystery with numerous theories. 

Easily the most architecturally sophisticated prehistoric sites in the world, the Stonehenge is interrelated with closeby with Avebury and are both critical for gaining a complete understanding of Neolithic and Bronze Age ceremonial and mortuary practices.

Researchers studying the monument and the area around it have been perplexed with the revelations and mysterious past of the archaeological complex, especially from the discoveries in the last couple of decades. 

Hoping to find clues of this intriguing prehistoric complex, archaeologists have conducted underground imaging and excavations that have shed light to its complicated network of structures including the ancient settlements with processional routes and even burial mounds featuring numerous gold-adorned burials. 

The entire archaeological complex demonstrates two millennia of monument building and continuous between c. 3700 and 1600 BC. Representing a unique embodiment of our collective heritage, the most controversial/mysterious aspect surrounds its construction.

Earlier it was believed that the stones are bluestones from the Preseli Hills, over 150 miles away, though now its probably due to scientific advancements that the stones are from the Marlborough Downs, barely 19 miles to the north. 

Fashioned through difficult techniques of stone-carving and dressing, the Stonehenge was erected using precise interlocking joints, unseen at any other prehistoric monument. 

However, archaeologists still propound different theories about who built it, and for what reasons. A powerful icon of prehistoric achievement, Stonehenge has inspired many paintings and poems apart from featuring in books, music, and films. 

Stonehenge most likely served a special religious purpose in its times and it continues to be culturally significant today, inspiring a strong sense of humility and awe for the past in today's generations and much more to come.