StonehengeisaniconofprehistoricBritishculture,anenigmathathasseducedarchaeologistsandtouristsforcenturies.Whyisithere?Whatisitssignificance?Andwhichforcesinspireditscreators?NowagroupofinternationalarchaeologistsledbytheUniversityofBirminghamandtheLudwigBoltzmanInstituteinViennabelievethatanewstate-of-the-artapproachisthekeytounlockingStonehenge'ssecrets.Forfouryearstheteamhavesurveyedandmappedeverymonument,bothvisibleandinvisible,acrosstensquarekilometresofthesacredlandscapetocreatethemostcompletedigitalpictureofStonehengeandthesurroundingareaovermillennia.Knownmonumentshaveyieldedmoredatathaneverbefore,revealinghiddenstructureswithin,andnewfindsarerevolutionisingtheverytimelineofStonehenge.
OperationStonehengetakesthevieweronaprehistoricjourneyfrom8000BCto2500BCasthescientistsuncovertheveryoriginsofStonehenge,learningwhythislandscapeissacred,preservedandhasbeenreveredbyfollowinggenerations.Evidenceofwarandconflict,aswellasthecultivationofideasandindustry,isexploredtorevealcomplexcommunitieswithinternationaltradelinksasfar-reachingasSpainandcentralEurope.
UsingCGItorevealthemonumentshiddenbeneathStonehengeandfeaturingfactuallysourceddramaticreconstructions,thestoriesofthebuildingsandthepeoplethatoccupiedthissacredlandscapeoverfourmillenniaagoarerevealedincomprehensivedetail.