THE latest discoveries about the world-famous Stonehenge site will be revealed in a documentary airing tonight, featuring the assistance of thirty local school children.

'Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed' follows a team of archaeologists on their decade-long quest to uncover the secrets of the welsh bluestones, now on Salisbury Plain.

As part of this documentary thirty students from Cranborne Middle School were asked to take part.

When history teacher John Greetham asked his students if they wanted to try and pull a stone on a cold winter's day, they took up the opportunity immediately once they knew they might be on television.

The students were challenged to drag a stone, around the size and weight of the monoliths at Stonehenge, on a wooden sled - the transportation method that may have been used to carry the stones from Preseli to Wiltshire around 5,000 years ago.

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Following the visit Year 8 student Amelia said: “Reenacting history always makes it more fun and helps us learn. It was brilliant to be involved in this project and seeing the trailer reminds us that we can’t wait to get back to school again.

“We visited Stonehenge in Year 6. It is 4,500 years old, the same as the pyramid of Giza in Egypt. To be involved in a project like this and be on television is really exciting.”

Steve Warr, the programme’s executive producer, described the attending pupils as "a real delight and a credit to their teachers and parents".

He added: “They can be proud of being a key part of our story which explains how Stonehenge came to exist.

“In a way that everyone can understand, their hard work shows how our prehistoric ancestors worked together to achieve something amazing.”

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Headteacher Richard Stevens said: “As a school we are always looking at exciting ways to inspire and educate our pupils.

"We are very fortunate to live in such a fantastic part of the country where there are many unique opportunities for learning on our doorstep.

"Having studied Stonehenge in Year 6, it was great for the children to have a chance to see and experience just how our Neolithic ancestors may have set up the monument thousands of years ago.”

Watch 'Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed' tonight on BBC2 at 9pm.

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