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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

‘Very much like us’: festival reveals secrets of building Stonehenge

Dawn at Stonehenge, a century after the monument was donated to the nation.
Dawn at Stonehenge, a century after the monument was donated to the nation. Photograph: Christopher Ison/English Heritage

It is often thought of as something not of this world, a magical, mystical place. But the Festival of Neolithic Ideas at Stonehenge will take a more scientific look at the great circle and the landscape it sits within.

Academics, engineers and craftspeople are among the dozens of experts who will give an insight into the science that ancient people used to create the monument and also explain the modern techniques that give a glimpse to modern humankind of what was going on there in prehistoric times.

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