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Scientists find huge ring of ancient shafts near Stonehenge:
Archaeologists said Monday that they have discovered a major prehistoric monument under the earth near Stonehenge that could shed new light on the origins of the mystical stone circle in southwestern England.
Experts from a group of British universities led by the University of Bradford say the site consists of at least 20 huge shafts, more than 10 meters (32 feet) in diameter and 5 meters (16 feet) deep, forming a circle more than 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) in diameter.
The new find is at Durrington Walls, the site of a Neolithic village about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from Stonehenge,
Researchers say the shafts appear to have been dug around 4,500 years ago, and could mark the boundary of a sacred area or precinct around a circular monument known as the Durrington Walls henge.
The hollows were initially thought to be natural voids in the limestone before the larger picture emerged to show a circle.
(Score: 4, Funny) by PartTimeZombie on Monday June 22 2020, @09:42PM (9 children)
"Can you imagine trying to talk six hundred people into helping you drag a fifty-ton stone eighteen miles across the countryside and muscle it into an upright position, and then saying, ‘Right, lads! Another twenty like that … and then we can party!" – Bill Bryson
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2020, @10:35PM
Sure: "Wise men said we have to build this thing to appease the disease gods. If you refuse to work, you're putting us all (including grandma) at risk. Plus, I'll have your head on a stick."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 23 2020, @12:43AM (1 child)
They must have been provided Enough food and medical care to get the job done. So in other words minimum wage plus two fifteen minute breaks per day.
(Score: 2) by driverless on Wednesday June 24 2020, @01:45AM
And all the warm beer you can drink after knock-off time.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by bart9h on Tuesday June 23 2020, @03:24AM
That's exactly of the main points in "Sapiens, A Brief History Of Humankind": the society myths are the basis of the humankind power.
(Score: 2) by leon_the_cat on Tuesday June 23 2020, @05:22PM (4 children)
Pembrokeshire is 150 miles away. If they only sent them 18 miles probably need to complain to paypal.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday June 23 2020, @08:55PM (3 children)
I only posted the quote because it's the quote that appears when you build Stonehenge in Civilization VI.
It grants +2 Faith and a great prophet so that you can found a religion.
You're welcome.
(Score: 2) by leon_the_cat on Wednesday June 24 2020, @12:32PM (2 children)
Meh never played it always stuck with alpha centauri and colonization.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday June 25 2020, @12:27AM
Civ Vi is so much better than Alpha Centauri. I might need to check out Colonization though, I have never heard of it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2020, @05:13AM
did you manage to colonize uranus?