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Please note:
The animations shown below are only crude representations made for the web.
Stonehenge 3D runs at 30 frames per second, 800 x 600 resolution, in 32-bit colour.

 

Stonehenge 3D is divided into 7 main sections, each of which

can be accessed by clicking an icon on the main menu screen :

 

 

 

 

Tour and Explore

Prepare to be transported

back in time to Stonehenge.

 

  Walk among the Stones, talk to the Guardian of the Stones,

his Priest, and the Engineer.

 

Wander down to the village, or across

the countryside to see the Quarry, the

Charcoal Burner or the Herbalist.
 

Fancy becoming an apprentice guardian?

Talk to the Engineer -

he may send you on a quest...

 

 

 

How Was It Built?

Just sit back and enjoy.

 

You will experience a detailed,

instructive, real-time animation

of the building of Stonehenge

over a period of 2000 years.

 

 

 

Why Was It Built?

This section explains

the geometry and sightlines

incorporated into Stonehenge.

 

 

You may be surprised at the

knowledge of our predecessors

(-we were!).

 

 

 

Everyday Life

How did the people of

the Bronze Age live?

What did they eat?

Where did they live?

This real-time animation takes you down to the village and across the countryside to answer these questions.

 

 

 

Timeline

Where does Stonehenge

figure in World History?

 

 Was it built before or after the Pyramids?

 

In this section the Timeline will let

you see what was happening in

other areas of the world as

Stonehenge was being built.

 

 

 

Other Locations

The ‘Locations’ map will show you

other interesting stone circles

around the UK.

 

 

 

Stonehenge Today

‘Stonehenge Today’ is a

slideshow reviewing Stonehenge

over the last two centuries,

showing plans for the future.

 

 


 

 

Other places, other people

Once you've spoken to the Guardian, taken the Tour, and learned all about Stonehenge...

...freely explore 16 sq kilometres of countryside and seashore.

 Stroll down to the village...

 

 ...and give your regards to the Headwoman.

 If you need food or a bed for the night, try the Living House.

 

 

 Stroll around and talk to the villagers; the Tanner will explain how he cures hides...

 ...and the Smith will explain how the villagers trade with other areas of the country for copper and tin, which is smelted into Bronze.

But he always needs charcoal
to heat his furnace, so...

 

 

...ask the Charcoal Burner
how charcoal is made.

 Visit the Herbalist.  She's an important member of the community.  She'll tell you the uses of the various herbs she grows.

 

 

 Hungry again?  Stroll down to the seashore and see if the Fishermen
have had a good catch.

 Visit the Barrows...

 

 

...and pay your respects to the ancestors.

 Visit the Quarry.  Talk to the Foreman, and find out about the preparation and shaping of the stones for Stonehenge.

 

And (for the child in us all)
fly down to the White Horse...

...and recapture the Guardian's
runaway dragon.  
There may be a reward in it for you!

 

 

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