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Stonehenge

  • Stonehenge might incorporate bluestones previously used to build an earlier stone circle in Wales
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    Stonehenge may include recycled stones from another ancient circle
    Archeologists from University College London (UCL) have found the remains of a stone circle in west Wales, which indicate that part of Stonehenge was made from recycled stones. Excavations at Waun Mawn suggest that bluestones from the Welsh circle were moved 140 miles (225 km) away, about 5,000 years ago.
  • Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a huge ancient structure near Stonehenge
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    Huge prehistoric circle of structures discovered near Stonehenge
    Stonehenge cuts an imposing figure – but it’s just a fraction of the structures that once stood in the area. Now, archaeologists have discovered a huge, previously unknown ring of structures surrounding the region at Durrington Walls.
  • By studying the oxygen isotope variability of ancient teeth, researchers have found that prehistoric people in Britain and Europe were surprisingly mobile
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    4,000 year old teeth tell of ancient British and European tourists
    Today, people flock to Stonehenge from all over the world, but it may have been an international attraction for thousands of years. By studying teeth buried there, a new study found ancient people were surprisingly mobile, traveling around Britain and Europe and often being buried far from home.
  • Geophysical survey equipment has been used by researchers to map hundreds of previously unknown features buried at Stonehenge
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    Hidden archeology of Stonehenge revealed in new geophysical map
    As part of the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, remote sensing technology and geophysical survey equipment has been used by researchers to discover and map previously unknown buried features that show stunning detail of Roman and Bronze and Iron Age settlements.