Synopsis
Archaeologist Ben Robinson flies over Wiltshire to uncover new discoveries in the Stone Age landscape. Sites found from the air have led to exciting new evidence about Stonehenge. The discoveries help to explain why the monument is where it is, and reveal how long ago it was occupied by people.
- Programme: The Flying Archaeologist
- Episode: 1: Stonehenge
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2013
- History
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