Archaeologists think they’ve found a 3,200-year-old mysterious stone circle that inspired Stonehenge
Dr Susan Greaney, a specialist in Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, in Exeter’s Department of Archaeology and History, said ...
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This Overlooked Monument May Have Inspired Stonehenge’s Design
The rolling landscape of Dorset, England, conceals an understudied archaeological enigma. Unlike the towering monoliths of ...
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‘German Stonehenge’ Site Used For Ritual Child Sacrifice Yields 130 Dwellings — Revealing It Was Residential
Ringheiligtum Pömmelte is composed of seven concentric circles, the largest with a diameter of 380 feet — 50 feet wider than England’s Stonehenge. Each ring has its own ditches, palisades ...
4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge-like’ discovery found by archaeologists under housing estate
Builders putting together a new housing estate have stumbled across a 4,000-year-old site linked to Stonehenge. And the ...
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This ‘unusual’ stone circle may predate Stonehenge
Stonehenge gets some well-deserved attention when it comes to British archeology. Between its age, altar stone’s epic journey, and potential origin as a community building initiative, it has a ...
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What happened at Stonehenge?
Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous ... More than 4,000 years ago a small ring of stones stood for around 200 years. Then came a single ring of huge standing stones into which a smaller ...
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Stonehenge's secret SISTER: Ancient burial site discovered in Dorset is even older than the famous Wiltshire stone circle, scientists say
Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious and important monuments to have survived from Stone Age Britain. But scientists now believe that the famous Wiltshire stone circle has a secret 'sister ...
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'Danish Stonehenge' from 2,000BC with 'strong connection' to Britain's famous historical site is discovered in 'once in a lifetime find'
Danish archeologists have uncovered a circle of wooden piles dating back to about 2,000 BC that they say could have a 'strong connection' to Britain's world-renowned Stonehenge. The 45 neolithic ...
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Construction Workers Accidentally Discovered A Stonehenge-Esque Ritual Site
We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Archaeologists have discovered a Stonehenge-esque circle of timber posts in Denmark, thought to be from the late Neolithic or early ...
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'Extraordinary' timber circle discovered in Denmark is roughly the same age as Stonehenge
Archaeologists in northern Denmark have discovered the remains of a large timber circle that is thousands of years old and has parallels to England's Stonehenge. This open-air structure was likely ...
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‘Woodhenge’ unearthed in Denmark likely linked to UK’s Stonehenge
They largely consist of a ring-shaped bank on the outside and a circular structure on the inside. Sun rises at Stonehenge near Amesbury in Wiltshire (AFP via Getty) Henges made either of giant ...
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Unveiling Australia’s hidden Stonehenge
When we think of Stonehenge, our minds immediately wander to the iconic and mysterious prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, ...