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In these times, who would make an animated movie that was intentionally two-dimensional? Deflated and only minorly shaded, but visually ravishing. Flat, but filled with ancient swirls and Celtic knots. And who would have thought such a film would become a major hit? 'The Secret of Kells', a spirited retelling of the provenance of one of Ireland’s most cherished artefact, the Book of Kells, was a success in Irish, French and Belgian cinemas alike, got an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film and is now well on its way to conquering the United States of America. It is also the most fabulous animation film I've seen in ages*.

This Saturday sees Stonehenge's inner circle opened to the public on one of only four occasions a year, at the Spring Equinox. Around four thousand people are expected to turn up, braving the bitter British weather to celebrate at Britain's best-known ancient landmark.

Ever thought you'd been speaking to a brick wall day? Well now's your chance to try it out for real, as we hook up with the London Stone on Twitter on Monday for what promises to be the masonry equivalent to Frost vs Nixon. And though you can get a huge dose of the stone's history in our inaugural Ancient World in London video, this is a web event not to be missed.

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As arbiters of ancient info, Heritage Key has managed to bypass the artefact's hefty entourage for an exclusive chat. And we've got no intention of letting up on our subject, poised as we are to give it an even bigger grilling than the City of London did many decades ago - resulting in its relative anonymity today.

Heritage Key is off to a busy start in 2010 and we are pleased to announce our exciting new web event and content series the Ancient World in London. Starting at the end of January 2010, the project is sponsored exclusively by Addison Lee, London's largest minicab service. During 3 months online we will inspire people to set out for adventures and make their own great historical discoveries either live in London or online.