Cost and Registration Information
Early Registration Price (January 8 at 9 am** – January 25 at 4 pm): $105
Regular Registration Price (January 25 at 4 pm – first day of class): $115.50
** Registration opens online at 9 am. Phone registration will be accepted starting at 10 am.
Members, seniors, and students get a 10% discount.
Seminar Description
This follow-up to a 2016 seminar will first introduce the iconic UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering its present form and stages of construction, age, history of investigation, and early interpretations. The rest of the seminar will present the dramatic results of the Stonehenge Riverside and Hidden Landscape Projects, as well as research published or announced in the past two years, including analyses of food remains, burials, and quarry sites for the monument's 43 bluestone pillars.
One session. E - $105, L - $115.50
Lee Minnerly holds an MA in anthropology and teaches courses at the Newberry on Old and New World archaeology, cultural astronomy, early science fiction, and the extraterrestrial life debate. He also volunteers at the Webster Institute for the History of Astronomy at the Adler Planetarium.
Materials List
Required:
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There are no required materials for this class.
First Reading:
- For the first class, please read the following article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-45953712
This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about our registration procedures.