New Exhibition Sheds Light, on the World of Stonehenge .
CNN reports that a new exhibition at
The British Museum aims to illuminate Stonehenge. .
Stonehenge, built 4,500 years ago, remains
a mystery as there are no written records
regarding the monument's meaning or significance. .
The new exhibition includes 430 objects from around the world and spans 8,000 years. .
CNN reports that those artifacts illustrate
the shift from hunter-gatherers to farming
and on to the discovery of metallurgy. .
Those artifacts reportedly link the
English monument to Ireland, Scotland,
France, Germany and even ancient Greece.
It's almost like we've become
over familiar with the monument
but the context and the people
are missing from the picture, Neil Wilkin, lead curator of the exhibition, via Microsoft News.
We only really understand
the monument if you understand
what is happening in that world
at the time it is built, Neil Wilkin, lead curator of the exhibition, via Microsoft News.
For the first time, a carved stone drum is on display
that dates back to 3005 BC - 2890 BC,
around the time Stonehenge was built. .
The stone drum, discovered in a child's grave, is considered , "the most important piece of prehistoric art
to be found in Britain in the last 100 years." .
CNN also points out that Germany's
Nebra sky disc will be on display. .
The disc is considered the world's
oldest depiction of the cosmos. .
These are inklings of
astronomical knowledge that
we are really surprised people had, Neil Wilkin, lead curator of the exhibition, via Microsoft News
