WEEKEND OF CELEBRATION MARKS 100 YEARS OF STONEHENGE BELONGING TO THE NATION
It’s been 100 years since Cecil and Mary Chubb gifted Stonehenge to the nation, allowing funding and care projects to begin to conserve the stones. Come and celebrate!
For further information, visit the English Heritage Stonehenge 100 webpage.
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Proposals for the A303 include building a 1.8 mile dual carriageway tunnel as it passes the World Heritage Site.
The road, currently a single carriageway, is a notorious bottleneck on the route to the South West.
The formal plans come after a lengthy public consultation on how best to tackle traffic issues in the area.
The planning inspector now has 28 days to review the application and decide whether or not to accept the plans.
If these are accepted, the application documents will be published to allow people to view the details of the proposals. News source: Salisbury Journal
Relevant Links:
The Knotty Problem of the A303 and Stonehenge. Stonehenge News Blog
Stonehenge tunnel plans submitted to Planning Inspectorate. BBC News
STONEHENGE and A303: English Heritage
The Stonehenge Alliance
ANOTHER consultation on A303 Stonehenge plans. Spire FM
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There is always something happening around the Stonehenge World Heritage Site with events such as open days, family activities, lectures and guided tours for both adults and families. Please check the websites below to see what Stonehenge current events are available to book.
English Heritage Stonehenge
Walk in the footsteps of your Neolithic ancestors at Stonehenge – one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe. Visit their Stonehenge Events page for exhibition news, special events and exclusive ‘members only’ events. They also publish posts on their news blog.
National Trust’s Stonehenge Landscape
A World Heritage Site for its ancient ceremonial landscape of archaeological and wildlife interest. Visit their events page
Amesbury History Centre
The Amesbury History Centre is the place to visit to find out all you need to know about the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Britain.
Wiltshire Museum
Award-winning Museum display – Gold from the Time of Stonehenge. Britain’s best Bronze Age archaeology collection. Visit their events page
Salisbury Museum
The Salisbury Museum. Showcasing the medieval Cathedral town of Salisbury and the ancient wonders of Stonehenge. Visit their events page
Visit Wiltshire
Click here to find out all you need when visiting Stonehenge Wiltshire!…Easily search Attractions, Events and Accommodation suitable for your needs!…FREE MAPS & GUIDES!
Wessex Archaeology
Wessex Archaeology is proud to have had a long history of work at Stonehenge and to have played a leading role in their research, management and investigation. Visit their news blog
Stonehenge Guided Tours
The longest established Stonehenge tour operator run daily Stonehenge Tours from London and offer exclusive inner circle access tours allowing you to walk amongst the monument at sunrise or sunset.
Stonehenge and Salisbury Guided Tours
The Stonehenge Travel Company are based in nearby Salisbury and operate private guided tours of Stonehenge. They are recognised as the local megalithic experts.
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Our ancient British ancestors have been “making and breaking relationships with continental Europe” for thousands of years, a new exhibition will show.
The collection, including a 6,500-year-old jade axe made in Italy, will go on display at Stonehenge on Friday.
The axe is made of jadeitite obtained from the French-Italian Alps TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM/PA
Organisers say it highlights how there were different periods of connection with, and relative isolation from, Europe in Britain’s history.
It will be the first time the objects have been displayed together.
Experts say in the late Neolithic period when Stonehenge was built, about 5,000 years ago, communities living in the British Isles appear to have been insular and had little communication with continental Europe.
But both before and after, in the early Neolithic and the early Bronze Age period, items, styles and religious beliefs were being shared widely.
English Heritage historian, Susan Greaney, said: “From insular communities with what appears to be little outside communication, to mass migrations and the sharing of raw materials and finished artefacts, our ancestors have been making and breaking relationships with Continental Europe for thousands of years.
“Throughout the Neolithic and Bronze Age, Stonehenge stood at the centre of this constantly changing ebb and flow of objects, styles, people and ideas.”
Read the full story on the BBC website (source)
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A day of specially commissioned art and events will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Stonehenge being donated to the nation.
English Heritage and the artist Jeremy Deller will mark 100 years since Stonehenge was donated to the nation with a day of celebrations at the ancient stones. Curated by Deller, Friday 26th October will be full of music and art, an inflatable Stonehenge, an anniversary tea party, as well as a few surprises.
A life-sized, inflatable replica of the British heritage and pagan site, and tourist attraction, Stonehenge.
The artist describes Sacrilege as a light-hearted and playful way of visitors to “get reacquainted with ancient Britain with your shoes off”. Sacrilege has been loaned to English Heritage by The Store X Vinyl Factory, and will be outside the Stonehenge visitor centre from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th October.
‘Deller…offers the access to Stonehenge that English Heritage denies — with added bounce.’ – The Guardian
This ambitious project developed Turner Prize-winning Jeremy Deller’s exploration of art in public spaces alongside his interest in historic and contemporary icons.
WEEKEND OF CELEBRATION MARKS 100 YEARS OF STONEHENGE BELONGING TO THE NATION: 26th – 28th October 2018
RELEVANT LINKS:
Visit the Stonehenge 100 English Heritage website for full detail
Archaeology with a bounce! Mike Pitts blog
Stonehenge goes on tour. Bouncy ‘Sacriledge’ comes to Wiltshire 2012
Jeremy Deller’s Stonehenge bouncy castle comes to London: The Telegraph
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Despite the poor weather conditions visitors headed to the famous 5,000-year-old stone circle in Wiltshire in the dark to ensure they got to see the sun rise. And they made the most of one of only four public annual events that allows people to get so close to the stones.
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English Heritage are expected to offer a short period of access, from first light or safe enough to enter the monument field (approximately 06.30am) until 08:30am on the 23rd September this year.
The Autumn Equinox (Mabon)
The 2018 Autumn Equinox is September 23rd at 02.54am GMT
Sunrise will be 6.55am
Mabon is a harvest festival, the second of three, that encourages pagans to “reap what they sow,” both literally and figuratively. It is the time when night and day stand equal in duration; thus is it a time to express gratitude, complete projects and honor a moment of balance.
The equinox is when day and night are actually the same length. It happens several days before the spring equinox, and a few days after the autumn one.
The reason day and night are only almost equal on the equinox is because the sun looks like a disk in the sky, so the top half rises above the horizon before the centre, according to the Met Office.
The Earth’s atmosphere also refracts the sunlight, so it seems to rise before its centre reaches the horizon. This causes the sun to provide more daylight than many people might expect, offering 12 hours and 10 minutes on the equinox.
The word ‘equinox’ itself actually mean ‘equal’ (equi) and ‘night’ (nox).
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DJ Paul Oakenfold plays set at Stonehenge Stone Circle
The trance DJ, who has spent his summer working in Ibiza, performed his set at the World Heritage Site on Thursday – a closely guarded secret.
Just 50 people were allowed to attend the event which happened as the sun went down.
“I’m very lucky to get asked to perform and do a live show to sunset,” Oakenfold told the BBC.
Paul Oakenfold is the first DJ to play at Stonehenge – BBC
The DJ, who has previously played at venues including the Great Wall of China and Base Camp at Mount Everest, admitted there had been “a lot of preparation”.
Read the full story on the BBC website
Stonehenge was a ‘neolithic rave venue’ (Daily Mail)
Mysterious Stonehenge was a dance arena for ancient revellers listening to ‘trance-style’ music, according to one professor who is an expert in sound.
Part-time DJ Dr Till, an expert in acoustics and music technology at Huddersfield University, believes the standing stones of Stonehenge had the ideal acoustics to amplify a ‘repetitive trance rhythm’ not dissimilar to some kinds of modern trance music.
The original Stonehenge probably had a ‘very pleasant, almost concert-like acoustic’ that our ancestors slowly perfected over many generations. Because Stonehenge itself is partially collapsed, Dr Till, used a computer model to conduct experiments in sound.
The most exciting discoveries came when he and colleague Dr Bruno Fazenda visited a full-size concrete replica of Stonehenge, which was built as a war memorial by American road builder Sam Hill at Maryhill in Washington state.
He said: ‘We were able to get some interesting results when we visited the replica by using computer-based acoustic analysis software, a 3D soundfield microphone, a dodecahedronic (12-faced) speaker, and a huge bass speaker.
‘We have also been able to reproduce the sound of someone speaking or clapping in Stonehenge 5,000 years ago.
‘The most interesting thing is we managed to get the whole space (at Maryhill) to resonate, almost like a wine glass will ring if you run a finger round it.
‘While that was happening a simple drum beat sounded incredibly dramatic. The space had real character; it felt that we had gone somewhere special.’
Read the full story in the Daily Mail
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Across the first weekend of September (next Saturday) the English Heritage site will be giving visitors an insight into some of the first ever meals tasted at the stones.
The Big Feast is coming to Stonehenge ©English Heritage
The Neolithic event will begin on Saturday, September 1, from 9.30am, and flints, roasting spits and stews will be just some of the historic touches to the feast, with celebration foods that have not been seen or tasted for around 4,500 years, including historical dish roasted pork shoulder with honey and blackberries.
Food demos will be held at the event so visitors can learn for themselves how to make a successful Neolithic dish, demonstrated with prehistoric- style cook-ware, and recipe cards will be provided so meals can be replicated within the home for years to come.
For those with a big appetite, history – inspired goods including a hog roast will be available during the weekend, or visit the Neolithic supermarket to learn about the early foods and farming industry.
Additionally experts will be giving talks throughout the foody festivities, teaching about the world of farming and the diets of ancestor builders.
Entry to the weekend is included in a general admission ticket, with local resident pass holders and English Heritage and National Trust England members invited to come along free of charge.
For further information visit the English Heritage website.
Article Source: Salisbury Journal
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THE formation of Stonehenge is a centuries old mystery but a team of researchers may have just cracked one of Stonehenge’s many enigmas.
The question of Stonehenge’s origin has baffled the public imagination and scientists worldwide for more than a century.
Despite many years of archaeological research, very little is known about who erected stone formation and for what purpose.
Tests show 5,000-year-old remains found at the world heritage site came from more than 100 miles away in west Wales
But the scientific community could be on the verge of a major breakthrough thanks to an international collaboration with a group of scientists from the University of Oxford.
A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports looked at a number of ancient remains buried at the historic site more some 5,000 to 4,400 years ago.
The study gave a glimpse into the origin of Stonehenge, suggesting the standing stones were transported more than 124 miles (200 km) from a quarry in West Wales to the Stonehenge site in Wessex.
For year scientists have focused on why Stonehenge was built but never quite looked at who exactly built the stone monument and who was buried at it.
A number of cremated and buried remains are scattered across the Stonehenge site, perhaps some of the poor denizens whose hard work built the structure.
The new investigation examined a total of 25 skulls and bones originally excavated form 56 Stonehenge pits in the 1920s.
Read more:
Stonehenge mystery SOLVED: Who built Stonehenge? Latest study on stone formation REVEALED (Source)
Stonehenge: Origins of those who built world-famous monument revealed by groundbreaking scientific research
Bones found at Stonehenge belonged to people from Wales
Ground-breaking Science Reveals People Buried at Stonehenge Came from Way Out West
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