‘Very much like us’: festival reveals secrets of building Stonehenge

Festival of Neolithic Ideas takes fresh look at how Stonehenge was built and the lives of neolithic people

It is often thought of as something not of this world, a magical, mystical place. But the Festival of Neolithic Ideas at Stonehenge will take a more scientific look at the great circle and the landscape it sits within.

Academics, engineers and craftspeople are among the dozens of experts who will give an insight into the science that ancient people used to create the monument and also explain the modern techniques that give a glimpse to modern humankind of what was going on there in prehistoric times.