Stonehenge was built so that the stones are precisely aligned with the position of the sun on the summer and winter solstices. A rare event called a "great lunar turn" will soon allow researchers to take a closer look at a theory about the connection between the moon and Stonehenge.
"Great lunar change" takes place every 18.6 years, the next time in January 2025. Moonrise and moonset then reach their furthest points on the horizon. The "lunar season" is already in full swing. But does the megalithic structure also have a connection to the moon? Some experts assume that the people who built StonehenGE from 3000 BC knew about the 'great lunar change' and buried their dead in a certain area of the stone circle. A team of archaeoastronomers and archaeologists now want to take advantage of the opportunity to investigate this theory.