NOVA : Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge (1997)

Genres - Science & Technology  |   Sub-Genres - Architecture & Design, Inventions & Innovations, World History  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Kathleen Wildasin

Who built the enigmatic Stonehenge and for what purpose? Explore the answers with a visit to one of the world's most mysterious architectural structures in the history/archeology documentary Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires -- Stonehenge. Archeologist Julian Richards, stonemason Roger Hopkins, and engineer Mark Whitby analyze the massive 4,500-year-old monument by constructing a small-scale version using Stone Age techniques. With ropes and sledges, the men and a group of volunteers chip away at ancient mysteries and engineering practices in the 60-minute film. Other tapes in the Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires series include: Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires -- Inca, Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires -- Pyramid, Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires -- Colosseum, and Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires -- Obelisk.

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famous-structures, ancient-civilizations, Britain, engineering, monument