Operation Stonehenge What Lies Beneath Part 1 & 2... BBC Documentary Sept 2014

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Operation Stonehenge What Lies Beneath Episode 1 BBC Documentary 2014

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Published on 11 Sep 2014


Operation Stonehenge What Lies Beneath Episode 1 BBC Documentary 2014

Stonehenge is an icon of prehistoric British culture, an enigma that has seduced
archaeologists and tourists for centuries. Why is it here? What is its significance?
And which forces inspired its creators? Now a group of international archaeologists
led by the University of Birmingham and the Ludwig Boltzman Institute in Vienna
believe that a new state-of-the-art approach is the key to unlocking Stonehenge's
secrets. For four years the team have surveyed and mapped every monument, both
visible and invisible, across ten square kilometres of the sacred landscape to create
the most complete digital picture of Stonehenge and the surrounding area over
millennia. Known monuments have yielded more data than ever before, revealing
hidden structures within, and new finds are revolutionising the very timeline of
Stonehenge.

Operation Stonehenge takes the viewer on a prehistoric journey from 8000BC to
2500BC as the scientists uncover the very origins of Stonehenge, learning why this
landscape is sacred, preserved and has been revered by following generations. Evidence
of war and conflict, as well as the cultivation of ideas and industry, is explored to reveal
complex communities with international trade links as far-reaching as Spain and central Europe.

Using CGI to reveal the monuments hidden beneath Stonehenge and featuring factually
sourced dramatic reconstructions, the stories of the buildings and the people that
occupied this sacred landscape over four millennia ago are revealed in comprehensive detail.

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Operation Stonehenge What Lies Beneath Episode 2 BBC Documentary 2014

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Published on 19 Sep 2014


Operation Stonehenge What Lies Beneath Episode 2 BBC Documentary 2014


Operation Stonehenge follows a group of international archaeologists, led by the University of Birmingham and
the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute in Vienna and supported by new research from English Heritage. Part two of this
mini-series turns its focus to the construction, design and enduring significance of the iconic stone circle itself
and the ancient civilisation that flourished around it.

Solving many of the mysteries of Stonehenge, revelations include the discovery of new monuments in the landscape,
the most definitive understanding to date of how the monument looked in its heyday, the precise geometric mastery
that dictated its design and solar alignment, and tantalising new evidence of how the megaliths were transported to
the site and elaborately finished by skilled engineers and stonemasons.

Precise CGI reconstructions reveal not just an enigmatic circle of stones, but the crowning achievement and epicentre
of a highly sophisticated civilisation that had mastered deep mining, international trade, precision engineering, intricate
gold working and state-of-the art metallurgy, alongside complex astronomy and mathematics.

[Ellisa]

Thank you for posting this. I have just watched Ep1 . It was terrific and I will watch Ep 2 tomorrow! Those ground penetrating machines are amazing I think.

[Cidersomerset]

Thank you for posting this. I have just watched Ep1 . It was terrific and I will watch Ep 2 tomorrow! Those ground penetrating machines are amazing I think.

Thanks Ellisa they were both interesting and enjoyable to watch....

I still think there is much more to the story .....


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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-lies-beneath-Stonehenge-180952437/?no-ist

[mahalall]

It's when you see the researcher walking through the fields of stones at Carnac (53.30 part 0ne), that you begin to see and feel the evocative charm of the stone. Their singing resonance is clearly visible yet so far out of sight of this BBC monotunal dull-flat line, presentation.