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The First Circle of Stonehenge

Episode 3

A decade-long archaeological quest reveals that the oldest stones of Stonehenge originally belonged to a much earlier sacred site — a stone circle built on a rugged, remote hillside in west Wales.

Aired: 11/09/21
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