"Ghosts of Stonehenge" (PBS Nova)

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Program Description (53 minute video at link)

Stonehenge is the grandest and most enigmatic of Europe’s prehistoric monuments, and it has inspired countless theories to explain who built it and why.
Was it an ancient cathedral or burial place or even a Stone Age observatory or computer?
Over the last decade, fresh answers have come from an ambitious program of research, including the first scientific study of human remains—thousands of fragments of cremated men, women, and children—buried at the site 5,000 years ago.

In this Stone Age detective story, archaeologists analyze the bones and piece together tantalizing details of the elite families who presided over Stonehenge.
Remnants of huge feasts that fed the laborers at the site have come to light, including evidence that they traveled from the far corners of the British Isles to raise the stones and celebrate the winter solstice.

Yet Stonehenge’s place as a centerpiece of ancient culture was not to last. Join NOVA as we reveal intimate details of the Stonehenge people and why their power began to fade soon after they raised the mighty stones.

[jberryhill]

1. Finally, the correct answer to "how did they move those stones"

They were smart, and they wanted to.

[hlthe2b]

2. bookmarked for later.. thanks

[Hoyt]

3. Of all the places in the world, Stonehenge is where I most want to go.

I've been to a lot of ancient mounds in America, and some are really inspiring. But Stonehenge is where it is at.

[mitch96]

5. I've been to the serpent mound in Ohio

Strange and inspiring at the same time.. Also been to a centuries old burial "cairn" in Ireland..
These sites were very special and sacred to these people who built them and I can' help but feel something when there...
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[Hoyt]

6. I got stuck in Macon, Georgia for a few years. Several times a month, I'd ride my bike

to Ocmulgee National Monument and sit on top of some old mounds for several hours. Yeah, there's something there that you can feel.

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4. One of many interesting things to me ...

People traveled by foot for a month from as far as what is today Scotland to meet at Stonehenge, bringing cows and pigs for the Winter Solstice feast.