Oct 16, 2024 · Stonehenge, on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire in southern England, is certainly one of the most well-known and well-studied prehistoric megalithic monuments. Scholars had determined that there was a very long process of construction and use of Stonehenge (approximately 3000-1500 BCE), with many additions and alterations made to the site ...

May 29, 2018 · The years between 1950 and 1964 saw an explosion of research and conservation activity at Stonehenge, and restoration made the world's most famous prehistoric monument much easier to understand.

Explore these reconstruction drawings of Stonehenge and the surrounding landscape to find out more about this area in the prehistoric period. Move between the four tabs to see the Stonehenge landscape at different periods, and open the image windows for a …

For two weeks during September 2021, English Heritage carried out repairs to the lintels at Stonehenge, replacing old degraded cement mortar that was used in the late 1950s to prevent weathering and secure the stones in position.

Feb 17, 2022 · The modern story of Stonehenge restorations begins in 1880, when the site was surveyed by William Flinders-Petrie, who also established the stone numbering system that is still in use today. Simon Banton made the first documented intervention to prevent stone collapse at Stonehenge in 1881.

Stonehenge evolved in several construction phases spanning at least 1500 years. There is evidence of large-scale construction on and around the monument that perhaps extends the landscape's time frame to 6500 years.

Oct 29, 2022 · Photos are shedding light on the painstaking rebuilding of Stonehenge by Victorians in 1901—depicting engineers trying to move the tallest stones back into their intricate prehistoric positions.

Sep 26, 2022 · Newly-discovered photos show how Victorians rebuilt Stonehenge at the turn of the 20th century. The photographs, taken in 1901, show engineers trying to piece the tallest stone of the structure into the perfect position.