British Museum exhibition traces rise and fall of Stonehenge

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By Agence France-Presse
Published February 15, 2022

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A new exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle in southern England sheds new light on its 4,500-year history, linking its declining influence to the Bronze Age population's discovery of metal working.

Opening Thursday at the British Museum in London, the exhibition called "The World of Stonehenge" traces the development of the UNESCO-protected site -- two concentric circles of huge stone blocks and lintels.

According to Celtic legends of the Middle Ages, the circle was magically created by the mythical magician Merlin.

https://www.rawstory.com/british-museum-exhibition-traces-rise-and-fall-of-stonehenge/

Just can't imagine what anthropologists are going to write about this history 4500 years from now if anything is left...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. I visited Stonehenge in 2015

There was something very mystical about those stones. I felt an aura while there. How they got there mystified me. The recreation of a monolithic village there and the visitor center put a lot of questions in context.

It is a site worth visiting.

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2. went there ages ago. mom, dad, brother n me were the only ppl there. no access restrictions

then. and yes it was cold drizzly windy day on the moors, just the right feeling

[keithbvadu2]

3. Could Stonehenge be built by a few men (or 1 man)?

Could Stonehenge be built by a few men (or 1 man)?

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4. That is really cool....thank you