A huge, previously undiscovered prehistoric monument has been unearthed just a stone's throw from Stonehenge. The monument is most likely Neolithic and was created more than 4,500 years ago, archaeologists say.
London A huge, previously undiscovered prehistoric monument has been unearthed just a stone's throw from Stonehenge.
Archaeologists working in Durrington, southwest England found evidence of at least 20 prehistoric shafts -- more than 10 meters in diameter and five meters deep -- on the ancient site where Stonehenge sits.The shafts combine to form a circle more than two kilometers in diameter, archaeologists from the University of St Andrew's said.The monument is most likely Neolithic and was created more than 4,500 years ago, they added. The first stage of Stonehenge was constructed around 3,000 BC.
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