Stonehenge with Clive Ruggles
September 11 & 12 at 7pm
Stonehenge is one of the most famous ancient monuments in the world and its astronomical alignments are perhaps its most intriguing feature. Although archaeologists have learned a huge amount about this iconic monument, a sense of mystery continues about its purpose. Join us for a special presentation by one of Stonehenge’s most famous investigators and explore the history, myths and misconceptions about this famous monument, as well as the most recent research about its relationship to the Sun and the Moon.
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Bio:, as Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy at the , Clive has spent a lifetime investigating ancient people’s perceptions of the sky and the uses they make of what they see there. In 2017, he was awarded the for a “lifetime of distinguished work in the overlapping areas of archaeology, astronomy and the history of science". He is a former President of the Prehistoric Society as well as the History of Astronomy and World Heritage and Astronomy Commissions in the . While much of Clive's career has focused on Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain and Ireland, studying the design, landscape setting and orientation of ancient buildings and monuments in relation to the sky, he has also worked extensively on Hawaiian and Pacific star knowledge and in Peru, where in 2005 he co-discovered the 2200-year-old monumental solar observatory at Chankillo, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.