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Behind the scenes at Stonehenge The Oddy Test
Melanie Coussens explains how she looks after all the many artefacts that are on display at Stonehenge.
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Stonehenge is a masterpiece of engineering. How did Neolithic people build it using only the simple tools and technologies available to them?
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This year is an important anniversary for Stonehenge and we’ll be celebrating and discovering what this iconic monument means to people today.
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Excavation and Restoration: Stonehenge in the 1950s and 60s
The years between 1950 and 1964 saw an explosion of research and conservation activity at Stonehenge, and restoration made the world's most famous prehistoric monument much easier to understand.
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There’s so much more to a day out at Stonehenge than the awe-inspiring Stone Circle. From a world-class exhibition to the Neolithic houses, you'll learn all about the ancient monument and its builders.
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30 years since Stonehenge became a World Heritage Site
Stonehenge was awarded World Heritage Status in November 1986 A plaque will be unveiled by local school children as part of Kids in Museums Takeover Day
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Stonehenge – the gift and 100 years of care
2018 marks an important anniversary for Stonehenge. It’s 100 years since local barrister Cecil Chubb and his wife Mary gifted the monument to the nation. This was a major turning point in the way Stonehenge was cared for. It set in train a programme of care and conservation for the monument and the surrounding landscape which continues to this day.
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Making Scarves from Stonehenge
How do you make a silk scarf from ancient rock? That’s what Weston Earth did for Stonehenge with the help of the latest digital technology.
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Standing the Test of Time at Stonehenge
One of the most significant conservation projects at Stonehenge in over 60 years begins today, English Heritage has announced, as it revealed the toll that erosion and past repairs have taken on the 4500-year-old structure. The project will see the charity undertake vital steps to care for the historic stone circle; repairing cracks in the lintels – the elevated horizontal stones that make Stonehenge so iconic – and the re-packing of joints with lime mortar to keep the stones safe into the future. To mark the significance of this work, English Heritage has invited the man, who as a boy in the 1950s placed a 1958 halfpenny beneath a sarsen during restoration works, to return to the stones and place a 2021 coin beneath a lintel.
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Stonehenge in the 21st Century: The Story so Far
The early 21st century has seen many exciting archaeological discoveries within the Stonehenge WHS, and the long-awaited opening of a new visitor centre.