I missed this earlier, but there is a nice video on the BBC web site here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18422207
I assume the recording comes from the BBC South-West regional news programme. The piece features Stephan Harrison (above) and contains some interesting background material -- simply explained, for those who find the learned article heavy going!
The model reproduced above is part of a computer simulation -- the image shows what the ice cap may have looked like after 1210 years of development.
How much do we know about Stonehenge? Less than we think. And what has Stonehenge got to do with the Ice Age? More than we might think. This blog is mostly devoted to the problems of where the Stonehenge bluestones came from, and how they got from their source areas to the monument. Now and then I will muse on related Stonehenge topics which have an Ice Age dimension...
THE BOOK
Some of the ideas discussed in this blog are published in my new book called "The Stonehenge Bluestones" -- available by post and through good bookshops everywhere. Bad bookshops might not have it....
To order, click HERE
Some of the ideas discussed in this blog are published in my new book called "The Stonehenge Bluestones" -- available by post and through good bookshops everywhere. Bad bookshops might not have it....
To order, click HERE
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