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New stone circle unearthed near Stonehenge

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  • 07-10-2009 6:46pm
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    the_syco
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    http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/117126.html
    http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/10/07/New-stone-circle-unearthed-near-Stonehenge/UPI-66211254936492/
    The discovery of a second stone circle in England just a mile from Stonehenge is one of the most important prehistoric finds in decades, archaeologists say.
    The new site has been dubbed "Bluehenge" because of the color of the giant stones from Wales that once stood at the end of a pathway connecting Stonehenge to the river Avon, Britain's Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
    University of Bristol archaeologist Joshua Pollard told CNN the new find establishes Stonehenge as part of a larger ceremonial complex linked to the nearby River Avon.
    Mike Parker Pearson of the University of Sheffield says Bluehenge was the place where the dead began their final journey to Stonehenge.
    "We thought we knew it all, but over the last few years we have discovered that something as familiar as Stonehenge is still a challenge to explore and understand," said Tim Darvill, a Stonehenge expert at Bournemouth University.


    Larger article at http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/07/stonehenge.discovery/index.html


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