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New Scientistscience7 days ago
Archaeologists Uncover Wooden Posts Aligned to Summer Solstice Near Stonehenge
@NewScientist reported the discovery of two postholes at Bulford, 5 km from Stonehenge, forming a wooden monument aligned to the midsummer sunrise around 2950 BC. The structure predates Stonehenge's main phases by about 500 years.
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Archaeologists Find 3000 B.C. Wooden Post Pits Near Stonehenge
Excavation at Bulford uncovered two large pits that once held wooden posts aligned with the solstices, predating the stone circle by about 500 years.
The Independentscience40 days ago
Study Proposes Glacier Moved Altar Stone to Doggerland Before Human Transport
A new study suggests the six-tonne altar stone at Stonehenge originated in north-east Scotland and reached Doggerland by glacier before prehistoric people moved it south. Researchers say rising sea levels may have prompted the final relocation to Salisbury Plain.
nationalpost.comworld65 days ago
Wooden Platform Older Than Stonehenge Discovered Beneath Scottish Crannog
Researchers announced the discovery of a circular wooden platform more than 5,000 years old beneath a man-made island in Loch Bhorgastail on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The platform, which predates Stonehenge, was identified using stereophotogrammetry that allowed mapping both…
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