The Stonehenge we deserve.

From: Antiquity | Date: June 1, 2000| Author: WAINWRIGHT, GEOFFREY | Copyright information

Introduction

Stonehenge is Britain's greatest prehistoric archaeological monument and one of the most powerful landmarks in the world. It stands at the centre of over 2000 hectares of ancient landscape which contains 196 scheduled monuments -- mainly prehistoric burial mounds -- and a dense concentration of buried archaeological sites which combine to create a unique cultural landscape of international importance. For England it is a national heritage icon -- extensively...

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