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 KaylinQ rated 20 months ago- Stonehenge Settlement Found: Builders' Homes, "Cult Houses"A major prehistoric village has been unearthed near Stonehenge insouthern England.The settlement likely housed the builders of the famous monument,archaeologists say, and was an important ceremonial site in its ownright, hosti...
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- KaylinQ rated 20 months ago
- Stonehenge Settlement Found: Builders' Homes, "Cult Houses"A major prehistoric village has been unearthed near Stonehenge insouthern England.The settlement likely housed the builders of the famous monument,archaeologists say, and was an important ceremonial site in its ownright, hosting great "feasts and parties" (see a photo gallery of the Stonehenge village). RELATED Map of United Kingdom Video: Stonehenge Builders' Village--An Inside Look Excavations also offer new evidence that a timber circle and a vast earthwork where the village once stood were linked to Stonehenge--via road, river, and ritual. Together, the sites were part of a much larger religious complex, the archaeologists suggest.(See also: "Stonehenge Didn't Stand Alone, Excavations Show" [January 12, 2007].)(more...)
- Taipan54 rated 20 months ago
- "A major prehistoric village has been unearthed near Stonehenge in southern England.
The settlement likely housed the builders of the famous monument, archaeologists say, and was an important ceremonial site in its own right, hosting great "feasts and parties"
Excavations also offer new evidence that a timber circle and a vast earthwork where the village once stood were linked to Stonehenge via road, river, and ritual. Together, the sites were part of a much larger religious complex, the archaeologists suggest."
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