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Tapescript (Ex. 3B)
Presenter: Most listeners will know about the Stonehenge experiment and its unfortunate
ending. Today, one of the members of the team is with us in the studio. Welcome John!
Tell me, how did it all start?
John: Well, you see, experts have identified the type of rock in the inner ring at Stonehenge
as Welsh bluestone from the Preseli Mountains. But how the huge stones were transported
4000 years ago is quite another thing. It has always been a mystery. Historians have been
given a 100000 pounds grant to discover how it was done. Our mission was to transport
a huge bluestone rock 240 miles to Stonehenge in Wiltshire from the Preseli Mountains in
West Wales. It is thought that Prehistoric people dragged several of the massive stones
over the same route to form the monuments inner circle more than 4000 years ago.
P: Did you manage to do the same?
J: Well, in a word we didnt. Our team was dogged by misfortune. In ten weeks we pulled
just one three-ton stone and we only managed 12 miles to the coast. We discovered
dragging the bluestone was much more difficult than we expected and we covered only one
mile a day instead of the three we intended. It got even worse when the journey had to be
delayed, as 40 tired helpers dropped out. Then a sledge used to carry the stone was stolen
by thieves. Eventually, the stone was slung between two rowing boats, built for a labour-saving
sea voyage along the west Wales coast from Dale to Denby.

Twenty experienced rowers were hired for the trip, but soon after they set off the sea turned
rough. As the organizers signaled us to turn back, the ropes around the precious stone came
loose and the crew watched in horror as the giant rock gently slid into the water with a splash.
The rock is now lying on the seabed - 50 ft below the surface. It could be that the same problems
were experienced by our ancestors. This could be a case of history repeating itself.

P: Uh huh, did you use any modem devices or was it all like in ancient times?

J: The idea was to seriously recreate the efforts мейд by Stone Age man to take the rocks to
Stonehenge. However, new Millennium Man is simply not up to the job. I have to admit there
was some cheating from the start. Instead of dragging the stone from its source,...um... it was
carried by lorry over some difficult places. Then it was pulled along roads on top of plastic net,
which reduced the drag. Next it was loaded onto the boats, using a modem crane, before they
were towed down the river.

P: Were the people involved very disappointed?

J: Only a bit because, in many ways, it was very enjoyable to really relive history like that.
Anyway, I am sure Stone Age man did not manage the journey without a slip-up or two, and
I dont think that even the ancient tribes would have tried.

P: Are you going to make another attempt?

J: Er, as Phil Bowen, the head of the project, said, it had to be halted because the worsening
weather and failing daylight could place volunteers lives at risk. Critics say the exercise should
be abandoned. But the sponsors, who have committed 100000 pounds to the millennium stone
project, say they will continue to support the scheme next spring. Wc now realize we needed a
lot more people to shift the stone three miles. But we will be back next spring and we still think we can do it.