Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath - Season 1 - Episode 1
Operation Stonehenge takes the viewer on a prehistoric journey from 8000BC to 2500BC as the scientists uncover the very origins of Stonehenge, learning why this landscape is sacred, preserved and has been revered by following generations. Evidence of war and conflict, as well as the cultivation of ideas and industry, is explored to reveal complex communities with international trade links as far-reaching as Spain and central Europe. Using CGI to reveal the monuments hidden beneath Stonehenge and featuring factually sourced dramatic reconstructions, the stories of the buildings and the people that occupied this sacred landscape over four millennia ago are revealed in comprehensive detail.
About Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath
Title: Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath
First Air Date: 2014-09-11
Last Air Date: 2014-09-18
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 2
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
Stonehenge is one of the most enigmatic and fascinating historical sites that Britain has to offer, largely because historians have little idea what the huge stone monoliths were for, or how they got there. There's no end of theories, but none of them so far have been conclusive. Recent revolutionary research has just been undertaken which, over the course of four years, has yielded some fascinating insights into the site. Drawing on this new data, archaeologists might finally be able to put to bed some of its mysteries. This two-part programme reveals the project's findings
Cast
Samuel West
Narrator
