New Exhibition Sheds Light, on the World of Stonehenge .<br />CNN reports that a new exhibition at <br />The British Museum aims to illuminate Stonehenge. .<br />Stonehenge, built 4,500 years ago, remains <br />a mystery as there are no written records <br />regarding the monument's meaning or significance. .<br />The new exhibition includes 430 objects from around the world and spans 8,000 years. .<br />CNN reports that those artifacts illustrate <br />the shift from hunter-gatherers to farming <br />and on to the discovery of metallurgy. .<br />Those artifacts reportedly link the <br />English monument to Ireland, Scotland, <br />France, Germany and even ancient Greece.<br />It's almost like we've become <br />over familiar with the monument <br />but the context and the people <br />are missing from the picture, Neil Wilkin, lead curator of the exhibition, via Microsoft News.<br />We only really understand <br />the monument if you understand <br />what is happening in that world <br />at the time it is built, Neil Wilkin, lead curator of the exhibition, via Microsoft News.<br />For the first time, a carved stone drum is on display <br />that dates back to 3005 BC - 2890 BC, <br />around the time Stonehenge was built. .<br />The stone drum, discovered in a child's grave, is considered , "the most important piece of prehistoric art <br />to be found in Britain in the last 100 years." .<br />CNN also points out that Germany's <br />Nebra sky disc will be on display. .<br />The disc is considered the world's <br />oldest depiction of the cosmos. .<br />These are inklings of <br />astronomical knowledge that <br />we are really surprised people had, Neil Wilkin, lead curator of the exhibition, via Microsoft News
