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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.
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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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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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English Heritage launches public consultation on new learning facilities at Stonehenge
New Learning Centre and a “Neolithic classroom” will transport children back in time
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Largest Ever Replica of a Pre-Historic Building at Stonehenge
We have unveiled a brand-new reconstruction of a 4,500-year-old Neolithic building at Stonehenge. Visitors can experience the 7m-high hall this summer.
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Many theories have been put forward over the years about the purpose of Stonehenge. But what does the evidence suggest that it may have been used for?
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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.