May 30 2008
Stonehenge Was ”Domain of the Dead”
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Archaeologists may have finally solved the enduring puzzle of the prehistoric monuments: They are giant tombstones of the dead, says a new study released today by the National Geographic Society.
Newly dated human remains unearthed at the megalithic circle in southern England reveal Stonehenge was a place of burial from its earliest beginnings some 5,000 years ago, said Mike Parker Pearson, who leads the Stonehenge Riverside Project. (Read full story.) You can find a fascinating preview of a show to be aired on the National Geographic channel on the 1st June here. |
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