New research suggests that, as well as being a probable centre for the veneration of the Sun, Stonehenge was also a fertility temple. A detailed study of a partly buried fallen stone at the monument ...
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Live Science on MSNStonehenge isn't the oldest monument of its kind in England, study revealsFlagstones, an ancient monument and burial ground in England, is older than Stonehenge, a new radiocarbon-dating study finds.
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNCould This Prehistoric Burial Site Have Influenced the Construction of Stonehenge?Researchers say that Flagstones, a large circular enclosure in southern England, dates to around 3200 B.C.E.—which means it ...
Initially, its similarities to Stonehenge had archeologists and historians assuming that Flagstones must be of a similar date ...
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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IFLScience on MSN"Sister" Monument Of Stonehenge Is Centuries Older Than Previously ThoughtStonehenge may be the most famous example of the “huge stones arranged in a circle” genre, but it’s a reputation that arguably isn’t deserved. After all, it’s far from the largest henge in Europe, or ...
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Discover Magazine on MSNThe Ancient Burial Site of Flagstones May Have Inspired StonehengeLearn about Flagstones, a circular enclosure in southern Britain that is now dated to around 3200 B.C.E The site, which was ...
Flagstones, an ancient burial site in Dorset, England, may be centuries older than Stonehenge, according to a new study.
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 ...
A recent study conducted by scientists at the University of Ferrara in Italy suggests that the majority of Europeans living 5 ...
For, at an as yet unknown stage in Stonehenge’s history, two huge stones (one weighing over 20 tonnes), located behind the phallic-shaped stone, collapsed - and seem to have knocked over Stone 67.
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