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Unearthing history at 'prehistoric Glastonbury'


"Stone Age Britons from across the North-East flocked to a prehistoric "Glastonbury festival" marked by mysterious rituals, a major archaeological discovery suggests.

Experts believe tools, pottery and timber stakes unearthed near Durham City show a site within view of Durham Cathedral was a place of mass worship as far back as 3,000 BC."

A little more detail at:
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.1532353.0.unearthing_history_at_prehistoric_glastonbury.php

Article by Mark Tallentire
Hob Posted by Hob
13th July 2007ce
Edited 13th July 2007ce

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