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Stonehenge: Neolithic monument found near sacred site


Archaeologists have discovered a ring of prehistoric shafts, dug thousands of years ago near Stonehenge.

Fieldwork has revealed evidence of a 1.2 mile (2km) wide circle of large shafts measuring more than 10m in diameter and 5m in depth.

They surround the ancient settlement of Durrington Walls, two miles (3km) from Stonehenge.

Tests suggest the ground works are Neolithic and were excavated more than 4,500 years ago.

Experts believe the 20 or more shafts may have served as a boundary to a sacred area connected to the henge.

A team of academics from the universities of St Andrews, Birmingham, Warwick, Glasgow and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David worked on the project

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-53132567

https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue55/4/index.html
moss Posted by moss
22nd June 2020ce
Edited 22nd June 2020ce

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