True, all those Ancient Aliens shows end up “but no record exists showing why they would devote thousands of work hours and half their total wealth into building these tall stone pieces that took decades to complete.” South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa.
My ancestors came from where Stonehenge is, which was thousands of years later inhabited by the Druids who did not build the structures for their rituals. No one knows what the earlier people did who built them. Or people before that.
Britannica summary:
The people who built Stonehenge I and II were likely descendants of Neolithic migrants who came from the area around modern-day Turkey. DNA analysis of skeletons found that the Neolithic period farmers in Britain had genetic similarities to early European farmers. The study also suggests that the builders may have traveled west across the Mediterranean before reaching Britain.
The construction of Stonehenge is believed to have started around 3100 BCE. However, the site has been used for ceremonial purposes and modified by many different groups of people over time.
I tried to think of something today that would be discovered by future generations and they would have no idea what it was for.
The skyscrapers obviously held people for some reason.
The statue of Liberty has words inscribed and other features that would help figure what it was all about.
We have planes so the runways would make sense, unlike the supposed runways theyve found from thousands of years ago.
Maybe they would wonder what the heck all the rides at an amusement park were for :) Roller coasters etc.
“whey did they want to go around tracks several times and end up right back where they started? :)
BTW, that you can trace your lineage that far back is INSANELy cool!!