The Secrets of our Sites | Stonehenge | with Mary-Ann Ochota

Stonehenge in Wiltshire is a wonder of the ancient world and perhaps the most iconic prehistoric monument on Earth. But to fully understand what this unique place meant to the people who built it, we have to look to the wider landscape... revealing some surprising connections.

Join anthropologist and author Mary-Ann Ochota as she uncovers some of the hidden secrets of this world-famous English landmark.

[matthewwillis]

Thank you so much for taking time to discuss Woodhenge and the surrounding landscape. I think it’s becoming more and more clear that Stonehenge was just one feature in a massive complex which evolved over thousands of years.

[davestelling]

This was easily the best I've ever seen having to do with Stonehenge.
Thanks...

[Pandorash]

My late husband and I visited Stonehenge on our honeymoon (we’re from Australia) in 2013. We weren’t sure whether or not it would be touristy and overrated, but still we were drawn to it. It did not disappoint. We visited at sunrise in December and it was magical. What a special site. I hope to go back one day and bring my children. Great video too. I wish I had seen it before my visit as I would have liked to have explored more with the wider context. I can’t help but theorise that perhaps the area was a funeral rite. That the funeral/wake was celebrated at Woodhenge (perhaps meat left on the bones was a share for the deceased), followed by a procession to Stonehenge where people were laid to rest...

[hilmir]

i am visiting on may 11th, 2022. so excited!

[debbralehrman]

Thank you for all of this information.

[raraavis]

The thing with the animal bones is fascinating. If only, there was a way to actually know for sure...

[BriarCrawford]

Loved this!! Thanks for the history on Stonehenge.

[wellingtonsboots]

Thank you. Enjoyed this. Such a wonderful place

[clairecar]

So interesting thank you! At first glance, the timber henge appears to be a building foundation of some kind? An ancient resort for the Stonehenge visitors perhaps? 🙂
Also, I’ve always wondered if the negative spaces between the Stonehenge stones have significance. Watching the winter solstice just now, there appears to be the rough shape of a pregnant woman silhouette.
I’ve also wondered about whether there were any wild animal migrations being emulated. A particular “significant” bird migrated from the area where the stones were sourced, down to where they were placed every year?

[Rosenmone]

Thank you for share your wisdom of stonhenge dear sister ♥☆

[tilila]

Thank you, its amazing. I think that the Amazigh from north africa, we call them berber who built those stones . Because we have like those stones in Morocco . In my village in souss, people made high stone to count by sun, if the sun rise on in this place its a time of an event.

[imranzazai]

Very nice and I your new subscriber from Afghanistan.

[jakeraneloaguarobles]

Do i need to book in advance? I am english heritage member

[lucycarl]

The aerial view of WoodHenge looks like a giant loom

[lindalaw]

Fun to speculate! Maybe the holes held Timbers and people were buried there. Beginnings of an ancient Celtic culture that were attracted to forests?

[fjell]

Which way up we're the trees inserted into the ground? I like to imagine the trees being excavated from the ground with great care to preserve the roots. The trees were then replanted bottom up, the rootstock splaying out skywards, creating a roof for the henge.

[TheRealBaxterslideralus]

Stonehenge has been rebuilt, twice at least, what is on display is a reimagined construct

[scottsaleff]

Lots of ifs and perhaps, still enjoyable

[kikidee]

I'm sure I see a documentary with my Dad when I was young where they found whole oak trees buried upside down along certain coast lines in the wet sand at certain beaches around Britain can anyone else confirm this for me ?

[joelmosier]

Stonehenge is the 1st Mother symbol the same as the (Lingam) in India. (Earth, Erda, Erdan, Eden) German for dirt. The entire planet is Eden. All Terrans understand this I am J.Terran the only Terran to be born on Eden. Thank you for sharing your video.