Is Stonehenge on your bucket list? Here's your chance to get a little more familiar with one of the most famous landmarks on the planet.

International exhibition Secrets of Stonehenge is opening at Auckland Museum today.

Featuring more than 300 ancient artefacts from more than 4,000 years ago, it shares the breakthrough scientific evidence that's unravelling the story behind the monument.

The exhibition is curated by Professor Mike Parker Pearson from London's Institute of Archaeology, who's been directing research on Stonehenge since 2003.

Mike Parker Pearson joined Tim Dower.

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