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Picture people 5,650 years ago gorging on huge amounts of beef, smashing large decorated bowls that may have held broth or other liquids and possibly smashing human skulls. They apparently did all this at a newly discovered ritual center near Stonehenge, built about 1,000 years before the stone circle was constructed.
There are probably hundreds of myths and legends about Stonehenge. Various people have attributed the building of this great megalith to the Danes, Romans, Saxons, Greeks, Atlanteans, Egyptians, Phoenicians Celts, King Aurelius Ambrosious, Merlin, and even Aliens.
History used to be one of our favorite subjects back in school. We absolutely adored learning about ancient cultures, long-gone civilizations, recent developments, and how things changed (though people mostly stayed the same). So whenever there’s a chance to share this passion for the past with you, we pounce!
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A megalithic monument, in archaeology, is a construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size; it is usually of p...
Early images of people enjoying and surveying the monument were recently released to the public for the first time.
Situated in Jocheon-eup, Jeju island, Jeju Stone Park is an ecological and cultural park inspired by Jeju's myth and spirit. The park whose major theme is based on the legend of Seolmundae Halmang (Grandmother Seolmundae) who created Jeju Island and the stones of Obaek Janggun (the Five Hundreds Generals) represents the history of privotal stone culture of Jeju Island.
Scientists have analysed a sample from one of the standing stones taken in the 1950s from the world-famous prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.
The startling results of a new survey include 17 previously unknown monuments and dozens of burial mounds surrounding Stonehenge.
The roughly 5,000-year-old concentric rings of stone slabs continues to inspire speculation about why it was built. There is no question about its visual impact, however.
On a plain in southern England, about 80 miles southwest of London, stands a circle of stones on a site that was first developed 5000 years ago.
The discoveries came to light at Durrington Walls, around 1.7 miles (2.7km) away from Stonehenge, and home to the villages where the stone circle’s builders are believed to have lived in 2500 BC.
