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: 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.