World of Stonehenge

4:25 PM to 5:35 PM
Saturday 19 July
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Age of Cosmology

Season 1 Episode 3 of 4

Neil Oliver delves into the mysteries of the Stone Age and the meaning of the sacred monuments that were built throughout Britain and Ireland. He begins by visiting a 6,000-year-old axe factory in the Lake District to explore how the use of stone shaped a belief system that included the cosmos for the first time. The historian also joins people arriving in Stonehenge to celebrate the mid-summer sunrise, and learns about the religious and sociological significance of the monument

World of Stonehenge airs on PBS America at 4:25 PM, Saturday 19 July. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
History
Neil Oliver
Presenter
Cameron Balbirnie
Series Producer
Eamon Hardy
Executive Producer