Stonehenge was constructed in Wales, moved to England later: Study

Stonehenge is a world-famed monument that has, over course of years, remained a topic of discussion for archeologists. ding to enigma is a recent study which claims that iconic monument was first constructed in Wales and n moved 200 kilometers to English city. research was led by University College London archaeologist Michael Parker Pearson and has now been published in British journal Antiquity.

researchers, over past dece, searched for ritual structures in Wales’s Preseli region that might have provided stones and blueprint-for Stonehenge. It was n that y excavated parts of an ancient monument called Waun Mawn, where a handful of toppled bluestones similar to those at Stonehenge form a partial circle. Upon furr investigation, y discovered socket shaped ditches where prehistoric Stonehenge might have stood earlier.

Using socket pits and toppled stones found at Waun Mawn, researchers constructed a 110 meters circle. dimensions of this circle overlapped perfectly with outer dimensions of Stonehenge’s original layout. And, like at Stonehenge, circle’s entrance was oriented toward sunrise on midsummer solstice.

After discovering original Stonehenge, team n measured last time sediments inside socket holes at Waun Mawn h been exposed to light using optically stimulated luminescence. In dendum, y also riocarbon dated charcoal found inside pits. Following ir probe, y have come to conclusion missing stones were erected between 3400 and 3200 B.C.E. and n removed 300 or 400 years later.

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“We’re quite confident reason y come down is y’ve gone to Stonehenge’, team leer  Pearson speaking to Science Mag said.

Built some 5,000 years ago

Earlier last year, archaeologists discovered wide circles of deep shafts surrounding an ancient settlement near Stonehenge. ancient shafts, 10 meters (33 feet) wide, and 5 meters deep site demonstrated that Neolithic communities resided in area that h a stringent belief system which researchers discovered using remote sensing technology and sampling. Stonehenge was built some 5,000 years ago by Neolithic community of England. purpose and motive behind construction of monument remain unclear to date. 

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