Stonehenge TV programme

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tjj T
tjj Sep 10, 2014 08:29:17
Replying to CARL

CARL wrote:
A 'heads up' about a two part programme about what lies underneath Stonehenge. I think the first episode is on Thursday - Ch4 - 8/9pm?
Bit vague I know but I left my TV guide at home!
This link has some helpful graphics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29126854

The other day I walked from Durrington/Woodhenge to Stonehenge and back along the site of the Cursus. What struck me most was that Stonehenge was designed to be viewed from afar - the walk gave me a far better insight into why Stonehenge is so important than 'getting up close' had ever done before. I will be watching the programme.
PS: Programme is on BBC2 "Operation Stonehenge - What Lies Beneath" - (Thursday at 8.00pm)

T tiompan
tiompan Sep 10, 2014 08:50:10
Replying to tjj

This goes some way to explain how the hasty and wishful thinking has led to the error .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29126854
“The Cursus is aligned in the East-West direction, and the pits were found one in each end, pointing to Dusk and Dawn .”
If the cursus ran due east to west then the thinking that the pits, if bisected , would provide a north south line makes some sense but the pits ,like the cursus , are not aligned due east to west . They and it are over 5 degrees off due east /west , not much , but over the distance of the 2,000 m between the pits this adds up to an error of 190 m .The error is compounded by the western pit not being on the alignment of the sunset as seen from the heel stone as claimed .

L Lubin
Lubin Sep 10, 2014 17:03:37
Replying to tjj

tjj wrote:
CARL wrote:
A 'heads up' about a two part programme about what lies underneath Stonehenge. I think the first episode is on Thursday - Ch4 - 8/9pm?
Bit vague I know but I left my TV guide at home!
This link has some helpful graphics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29126854

The other day I walked from Durrington/Woodhenge to Stonehenge and back along the site of the Cursus. What struck me most was that Stonehenge was designed to be viewed from afar - the walk gave me a far better insight into why Stonehenge is so important than 'getting up close' had ever done before. I will be watching the programme.
PS: Programme is on BBC2 "Operation Stonehenge - What Lies Beneath" - (Thursday at 8.00pm)

I saw some excerpts from the programme on Breakfast this morning and it looks very interesting. Seems things going on in the area for much longer than first thought.