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Why Stonehenge Was Built

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday July 18 2017, @06:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the to-make-us-ask-why dept.

mrpg writes:

Stonehenge is one the UK's most visited tourist attractions – and one of the world's most enigmatic ancient monuments. People come from all over the world to stare at the iconic stone pillars and wonder how, and why, they were put in place.

The site may be instantly recognisable, but there is far more to it than first meets the eye. As archaeologists study this area, mystery after mystery unfolds. But a coherent story may be beginning to emerge.

That has been particularly true over the last decade. Researchers have been studying not just the monument itself, but the area around it, hoping to find clues in this intriguing landscape of prehistoric monuments.

Underground imaging and excavation have revealed that Stonehenge was once part of a complicated network of structures: ancient burial mounds, unknown settlements, processional routes and even gold-adorned burials. The finds paint a picture of a far more mysterious and elaborate Neolithic and Bronze Age world than previously thought.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170713-why-stonehenge-was-built

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Nuke on Tuesday July 18 2017, @09:15AM (1 child)

    by Nuke (3162) on Tuesday July 18 2017, @09:15AM (#540881)

    FTFA :

    Underground imaging and excavation have revealed that Stonehenge was once part of a complicated network of structures: ancient burial mounds, unknown settlements, processional routes

    This has been known for years.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 18 2017, @10:59AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 18 2017, @10:59AM (#540896)

    Hell, they knew that *thousands* of years ago!