An investigation into a radical theory that Stonehenge, far from being a place of burial as is commonly assumed, was in fact a place of healing - a Bronze Age Lourdes. The investigation takes in forensic testing of bones excavated over the past decades and hard-won permission for the first dig in 50 years at the Henge, watched live online by millions of viewers around the world. Does the theory of the healing stones bear up to modern-day forensic science?
An investigation into a radical theory that Stonehenge, far from being a place of burial as is commonly assumed, was in fact a place of healing - a kind of Bronze Age Lourdes.
An investigation into a radical theory that Stonehenge, far from being a place of burial as is commonly assumed, was in fact a place of healing.
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Fri, 20 Jun 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Fri, 20 Mar 2015 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2015
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Fri, 08 Aug 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Thu, 08 Jan 2015 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2015
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Thu, 20 Mar 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Fri, 12 Dec 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Thu, 02 Oct 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Fri, 20 Jun 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Fri, 20 Mar 2015 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2015
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Fri, 08 Aug 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Thu, 08 Jan 2015 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2015
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Thu, 20 Mar 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Fri, 12 Dec 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014
Two of Britain’s leading archaeologists and world-renowned experts on Stonehenge, Professor Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright, believe they have finally unlocked the mystery of the monument.
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge" /> The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's flagship history series. Here, members of the production team share the highs, and lows, during the production process as they make some of the next series of programmes.<br />First published on Thu, 02 Oct 2014 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-timewatch-stonehenge">OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Stonehenge</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2014