should make parking and crossing the road interesting for visitors. :(
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A tunnel past Stonehenge will be dug largely along the route of the existing A303, the government has announced.
An ancient “square stone circle” has been discovered under the Neolithic stones at Avebury in Wiltshire.
The Making of Prehistoric Wiltshire’ by David Field and David McOmish with photographs by Steve Speller provides an up-to-date account of the prehistory of Wiltshire from the earliest evidence for human occupation to the influence on the Romano-British countryside.
A prehistoric henge, dating back almost 6,000 years, has been uncovered on farmland in Warwickshire.
ISLANDERS are being warned to keep away from the site of an ancient tomb in St Martin that has been damaged by a large fallen tree.
Robert Waterhouse (46), the field archaeologist for the Société Jersiaise, which is dedicated to preserving Jersey’s history and culture, said the 5,000-year-old Le Couperon dolmen, near Saie Harbour, had been hit by a 40-ft Monterey pine during a storm earlier this month.
The fallen tree, which broke the western capstone – a flat stone on top of the tomb – is due to be cut up and removed this week.
Any damage to the dolmen can then be properly assessed.
jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2016/03/22/sticks-and-stones-tree-falls-on-dolmen/
“A dig in Jersey has yielded a stash of hunter-gatherer artefacts from the end of the last Ice Age, including stone pieces criss-crossed by carved lines.”
Old news I know.
A road near Avebury stones in Wiltshire could be permanently closed to protect the World Heritage Site (WHS).
THE first stone circle for more than a century has been discovered on Dartmoor.
The set – at least 4,000 years old – is the highest circle in southern England and the second-largest on Dartmoor.
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A hoard of 2,000-year-old coins found in a cave in the Peak District have gone on public display.
Evidence has emerged that one of Avebury’s Neolithic stone circles originally had one more stone than previously thought.
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A fur pelt found in an ancient burial chamber suggests that bears once roamed Dartmoor, it has been claimed.
An interesting read for those who weren’t there and a previous ‘lively’ topic for discussion on TMA.
Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of human footprints outside of Africa, on the Norfolk Coast in the East of England.
...an archaeological survey near Haslemere may have revealed an ancient hill fort and burial mound.
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Scientists have shed light on what ancient Europeans looked like
Genetic tests reveal that a hunter-gatherer who lived 7,000 years ago had the unusual combination of dark skin and hair and blue eyes.
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Research to be published this month may bring us a step closer to understanding how bluestones from Pembrokeshire ended up at Stonehenge.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25004282
(I wasn’t sure whether this should go under Stonehenge or not)
HUNDREDS of treasures from the golden age of Stonehenge went on permanent display this week for the first time.
Worth a visit I think.
An ancient ceremonial pathway linking Stonehenge and the nearby River Avon has been unearthed during work to close the road alongside the monument.
A proposal to display human remains at Stonehenge has been endorsed by English Heritage governors, despite a druid’s legal challenge.
Another update on Flag Fen:
Eight Bronze Age boats discovered in a deep Cambridgeshire quarry are much older than it was first thought, carbon-dating research has revealed.
An Iron Age settlement unearthed in Devon has been described as one of the most important finds of its kind.
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Plans have been unveiled for another Stonehenge stone circle to be built in Wiltshire using different-coloured stones from around the world.
Work to permanently close a main road running alongside Stonehenge has started.
A 235ft (72m) chalk carving cut into the hillside near Eastbourne in East Sussex is to be restored by scouts.
A druid leader is calling for fake, rather than real, human remains to be put on display at Stonehenge.
Three Neolithic-style huts have been built at Old Sarum to learn more about how the builders of Stonehenge lived:-
THE new Stonehenge visitor centre is taking shape, and Wiltshire residents are being invited to take a tour of the site at Airman’s Corner
salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/10370784.Chance_to_tour_Stonehenge_visitor_centre/
Making of Europe unlocked by DNA
DNA sequenced from nearly 40 ancient skeletons has shed light on the complex prehistoric events that shaped modern European populations.
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Thousands of people came from across Britain to help build Stonehenge, experts investigating the origins of the monument have said.
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