Stonehenge's classification as a henge depends partly on the positions of its ditch and banks. The external ditch is compared tentatively with a defensive arrangement, although another bank outside it complicates that interpretation. The detailed archaeological classification is left to specialists. Doubts about the label are separate from the suggestion of alien builders, which is rejected.
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Why Stonehenge's henge classification is disputed
The positions of Stonehenge's ditch and banks complicate its classification, with the detailed archaeological debate left to specialists.