In Our Time, Radio 4

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what we know about ancient stones placed in the landscape and stone monuments, which are often visually striking and can be up to 6,000 years old.

Period2 Mar 2023

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  • TitleIn Our Time
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBBC
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size45 minutes
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date2/03/23
    DescriptionMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss what we know about ancient stones placed in the landscape and stone monuments, which are often visually striking and can be up to 6,000 years old.

    Such stone monuments in Britain and Ireland mostly date from the Neolithic period, and the most ancient are up to 6,000 years old. In recent decades, scientific advances have enabled archaeologists to learn a large amount about megalithic structures and the people who built them, but much about these stones remains unknown and mysterious.
    Producer/AuthorVictoria Brignell
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jkzg
    PersonsJulian Thomas