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Education Partners at Stonehenge
The Stonehenge World Heritage Site provides inspiration for a whole range of learning activities from Bronze Age prehistory to heritage management and business studies.
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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.
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Dressing up ideas from history
Ever wanted to be Robin Hood, an aeroplane or a giant pig? You're in good company! People have been dressing up for thousands of years, and some of history's most famous faces loved fancy dress. This Halloween, come to an English Heritage site in your best outfit. Raid your wardrobe, or make your own from things at home. But first, pick up some ideas from the past, in this article from Fashion Historian Amber Butchart.
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Walk in the footsteps of your Neolithic ancestors at Stonehenge – one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe.
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Contemporary art exhibition opens at Stonehenge
The first contemporary art exhibition at Stonehenge features 40 silver and copper vessels by applied artist Linda Brothwell.
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100 Years of Care: Early Excavations and Restoration at Stonehenge
It’s 100 years since local barrister Cecil Chubb and his wife, Mary, gave Stonehenge to the nation. To mark the anniversary we’re publishing a series of blog posts tracing the care and conservation of Stonehenge since 1918.
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Stonehenge is famous for its alignment on sunrise on the longest day of the year and each year thousands of people come to the site at midsummer. But what is the solstice and what did it mean for prehistoric people?
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Spotlight On Stonehenge. Over 5,000 years ago, our ancestors built what would become one of the world's most iconic monuments.
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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.