History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge

Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale

Shot at Stonehenge, the mysterious landmark that we now know must have been erected thousands of years ago purely to serve as the setting for the last act of Spinal Tap. The ultimate meeting of rock mythology and cinematic scale. An iconic band performing at one of the world’s most legendary landmarks and turned up to eleven.

Stonehenge Empire

2014

For centuries, Stonehenge has been cloaked in mystery. Who built it? How did they do it? Why did they do it and what is its significance? Now, a team of archaeologists takes a high-tech approach to find out, and their discoveries will exceed all expectations. Learn the full story of the world's most investigated prehistoric site, featuring a forgotten people who were meticulous planners, profound believers and true warriors. It's a 10,000-year-old tale, pieced together by state-of-the-art survey equipment and compelling archaeological evidence.

Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath

2014 · ★ 6

Stonehenge is an icon of prehistoric British culture, an enigma that has seduced archaeologists and tourists for centuries. Why is it here? What is its significance? And which forces inspired its creators? Now a group of international archaeologists led by the University of Birmingham and the Ludwig Boltzman Institute in Vienna believe that a new state-of-the-art approach is the key to unlocking Stonehenge's secrets. For four years the team have surveyed and mapped every monument, both visible and invisible, across ten square kilometres of the sacred landscape to create the most complete digital picture of Stonehenge and the surrounding area over millennia. 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.

Stonehenge: Secrets of the Stones

2015

Stonehenge is one of the most iconic monuments in the world, standing as a beacon of early civilization for over 4,000 years. But mystery still remains: how did people move 90 multi-ton stones 200 miles across land and sea to the ancient circle?

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

2014 · ★ 5.4

Recent investigations into the human remains found at Stonehenge have provided new insights into the lives of the inhabitants of this highly symbolic site. For the first time, the demise of a prehistoric society can be traced. What can remains from the period between 3,000 and 2,000 BC tell us about life at that time?

The Mysteries of Stonehenge

2025

In a new Channel 4 series Mysteries of Stonehenge explores the strange and unknown details of three iconic sites and phenomena, starting with Stonehenge.

Mysteries Of Stonehenge

★ 10

On the grassy chalk-land of the Salisbury plain, two hours southwest of London, there looms a remarkable stone monument. It certainly seems that Stonehenge is a silent remnant of another age...a reminder of man's primordial beginnings. There are countless legends about its origin and purpose. Who built it? How and when was it built?

Stonehenge: Land of the Dead

2021

This fascinating and odd structure has many experts debating why it exists and how these mysterious people moved such enormous stones. Each year over a million people from around the world travel to Wiltshire, England, to see Stonehenge, the most recognizable prehistoric monument in Europe, and to experience its strange presence.

Stonehenge: The Discovery with Dan Snow

2024

Join historian Dan Snow as he pieces together the story of Stonehenge, revealing how modern discoveries have started to solve its many mysteries.

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

2013 · ★ 7

It's Britains greatest prehistoric monument but for millennia the origins of Stonehenge have remained a mystery. Now, archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson believes he has found vital clues that could help unravel the puzzle. Buried beneath the stones are ancient bodies, and a research team let by the professor has been granted permission to analyse them for the first time as they search for the truth.

Hawkwind: The Solstice at Stonehenge 1984

1993

Hawkwind plays the final Peoples' Free Festival at Stonehenge during the Summer Solstice and this tiny snippet of film is an amazing yet important document of a time when there was still the free spirit of independence and nonconformity. Blasting its audience into deep space with their high-octane space rock and surreal theatrics of it lead-singer, it really is time to buckle your seat belts and take a trip into times' long gone past.

Ghosts of Stonehenge

2017

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