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Article: Smithsonian Channel to Premiere 'Stonehenge Deciphered'.
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- Science Letter
- Article date:
- September 9, 2008
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The meaning of Stonehenge -- the fascinating prehistoric monument in Great Britain believed to be erected from 3000 BC to 1600 BC -- is explained as never before in an all-new documentary that utilizes evidence from a recent Smithsonian Channel(TM)/BBC Timewatch-sponsored dig within the inner circle -- the first dig to be allowed in nearly 50 years (see also Smithsonian Networks).
With evidence and conclusions contrary to those posited in June news accounts and elsewhere, British archaeologists Prof. Timothy Darvill of the University of Bournemoth and Prof. Geoffrey Wainwright, President of the Society of Antiquaries -- both world-renowned experts on Stonehenge ...