Humanities & Science
History: Unravelling the Mysteries of Stonehenge
Course details
Course code
Q00009167Course date
Start: 02/02/24
End: 02/02/24
Number of classes
2 sessionsBranch
Winchester BranchTutor
Guest SpeakerFee range
Free to £24.20
How you'll learn
Venue
St Lawrence Parish Rooms (Winchester)Colebrook Street
Winchester
SO23 9LH
Level of study
Availability
You can enrol online for this course
Course overview
This day school will attempt to unravel the competing theories that exist on the purpose of Stonehenge and offer a view of why it is where it is; the stages of its development; and its place in British prehistory.
Course description
The Stonehenge landscape as seen today, took around 1,500 years to develop by people of different cultures and beliefs – no wonder its purpose is still a mystery.
Theories have included that it is: a temple; observatory; place of healing, a recreation of an ancestral sacred place; and many more. In attempting to unlock this mystery, Stonehenge will be considered in the wider context of the spread of farming and similar megalithic monuments from the so-called fertile crescent in modern day Iraq to Europe and the British Isles.
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