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Tom Scott: England — Why you can't touch Stonehenge (nebula.tv)
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The short answer is: letting 1.4 million visitors a year touch the stones would destroy them. But the long answer is still fascinating. With Stonehenge's curator, I get to go inside the circle.

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[–] Zagorath@quokk.au 2 points 3 days ago

The moss thing was shocking.

Tom's final words, about how far future archaeologists might interpret today's treatment of Stonehenge, gave me literal chills. Really wonderful to think of.