The New Stonehenge
Neolithic site found near England's Stonehenge.
Evidence of a large settlement full of houses dating back to 2,600 BC has been discovered near the ancient stone monument of Stonehenge in southwest England, scientists said on Tuesday.
They suspect inhabitants of the houses, forming the largest Neolithic village ever found in Britain, built the stone circle at Stonehenge -- generally thought to have been a temple, burial ground or an astronomy site -- between 3,000 and 1,600 BC .
The houses measured about 16 feet (5 metres) square and were located in a small valley north of Stonehenge that leads down to the River Avon. They are on either side of an avenue that leads from the river to a wooden version of Stonehenge. More >>
2 comments:
Cool news!
Are you familiar with Julian Cope's work on neolithic structures. I haven't read his book, but I'm a fan of his music and so I've become interested in his "new-age" leanings.
I do know he written some good books on the subject (don't have them tho) is a interesting subject in many ways, not least the reasons for them being there in the first place!
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