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Stonehenge 1965–77: new techniques, fresh discoveries, and novel ideas
The period 1965–77 at Stonehenge was marked by new approaches to using the site, bizarre theories about Stonehenge’s origins, and intriguing discoveries about the surrounding landscape.
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Featured Object: The ‘Grape Cup’
This pottery cup was found buried among other precious grave goods with a person buried in a round barrow near Stonehenge. But what is it, and what was it for?
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New Neolithic and Bronze Age exhibition curated in partnership with British Museum
Powerful, ceremonial objects—including among the most prized objects in the British Museum’s collection of ancient Britain and Europe—will go on display at Stonehenge
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Stonehenge has inspired people for millennia, and we want to know what makes it unmissable to you.
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Stonehenge in the 1930s and 40s: Protecting the Landscape
As part of our series on the care of Stonehenge since 1918, tracing the care and conservation of Stonehenge since 1918, Mark Bowden looks at how the Stonehenge landscape changed in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Is this 1875 photograph the earliest Stonehenge family snap?
An 1875 photograph believed to be the earliest family photograph taken at Stonehenge will go on public display for the first time today (12 December) as part of a new exhibition. The photo was sent to English Heritage by the descendants of Isabel, Maud and Robert Routh, who are pictured in a horse and carriage enjoying a day out at the stones. English Heritage is asking for people to get in touch if they know of an earlier family snap at Stonehenge.
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Stonehenge exhibition reveals unique memories of 1930s childhood at the stones
The unique childhood of a 91 year old now living in Melbourne, Australia is one of the new stories revealed by English Heritage as the charity extends the Your Stonehenge photographic exhibition at the ancient site this Autumn.
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Stonehenge 1986–97: a World Heritage Site - English Heritage Blog
Julian Richards explains how Stonehenge became a World Heritage Site in 1986, and how the landscape we see and enjoy today began to evolve from this time.
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Archaeologist, broadcaster and writer Julian Richards, takes us through his personal collection of historical Stonehenge memorabilia which, along with featured objects on loan from Wiltshire Museum and The Salisbury Museum, form the ‘Wish You Were Here’ exhibition currently on display at Stonehenge.