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Documentary following a group of international archaeologists, who believe that a new state-of-the-art approach is the key to unlocking Stonehenge's secrets.
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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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Jeremy Turner |
Executive Producer | Adam Bullmore |
Executive Producer | Heinrich Mayer |
Executive Producer | Terence McKeown |
Broadcasts
- Thu 11 Sep 2014 20:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Thu 11 Sep 2014 21:00大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Tue 16 Sep 2014 00:25大象传媒 Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Tue 16 Sep 2014 00:55大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Wed 29 Oct 2014 00:20大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Wed 29 Oct 2014 00:50大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Sun 22 Mar 2015 17:35大象传媒 Two except Scotland & Wales
- Thu 9 Nov 2017 15:15大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Mon 8 Apr 2019 21:00
- Mon 8 Jul 2024 21:00
- Wed 10 Jul 2024 02:45
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