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Short History Of...

Stonehenge (Repeat)

Short History Of...

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4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Older than the pyramids and just as cryptic, the prehistoric British site of Stonehenge has dominated its landscape for thousands of years. But what is Stonehenge? A celestial clock? An ancient computer to predict eclipses? Was it a temple, a cemetery, or a site of execution? And who were the people who lived and died to create this Stone Age masterpiece? This is a Short History of Stonehenge. Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to Julian Richards, archaeologist, broadcaster and author of the official Stonehenge guidebook. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It is a chilly morning in spring, around the year 3,000 BC, on a plain in southern England.

0:41.3

A herd of aurochs cattle, each one the height of an adult man, grazes on fresh green shoots.

0:49.3

Keeping their distance from the huge, horned beasts, a family dressed in animal skins walks in procession across the plain.

0:59.0

Their dogs bound through the dewy grass.

1:02.0

Their goat tugs on its rope.

1:04.0

A young child rides on her father's shoulders.

1:07.0

Their leader is a grandmother who shields her eyes against the bright sun.

1:12.6

Her clan live in the vast forest that blankets the land,

1:17.6

and to them this wide-open space is unusual and startling.

1:22.6

But she can make out their destination on the horizon,

1:25.6

a strange white curve on the land, encircling

1:29.5

a group of tall, upright posts, like trees without branches or leaves.

1:36.8

One of her dogs pricks its ears, alerted by voices on the wind.

1:41.7

The other one barks.

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