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Free Public Lecture on Stonehenge
Sorry for cross-posting. Then again perhaps Stonehenge does have something to do with astronomy. Anyway, any curious souls in Sydney might like to go along to this event.
Stonehenge: new discoveries
Prof. Mike Parker-Pearson
University College London
Mike Parker-Pearson is Professor of British Later Prehistory at the Institute of Archaeology, University College, London, and his is Director
of the Stonehenge Riverside Project which was the 2010 UK Archaeological Research Project of the Year and which won the 2009 Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries Award. He has published extensively on the British Bronze Age.
Stonehenge is one of the world’s best known but most enigmatic monuments. Many theories have been proposed about its purpose, to do with lost civilizations, ancient druids, prehistoric astronomers, ancient Egyptians and even extra-terrestrials. Since 2003 archaeologists have carried out a major investigation - the Stonehenge Riverside Project - to find out more about this mysterious stone circle. Among their
discoveries are a large settlement near Stonehenge, thought to be the builders’ camp, a new stone circle ‘Bluestonehenge’, and the remains of people buried at Stonehenge. Recent scientific developments are now revealing new insights into the lives of the people themselves, many of whom travelled long distances from across Britain. Some of the megalithic stones were also brought long distances, from over a hundred miles away in Wales, and the study of where they came from is also shedding new light on the purpose of this remarkable structure.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
5-7, Monday May 27 2013
Old Geology Lecture Theatre
Edgeworth David Building A11
Science Road, University of Sydney
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