This ‘unusual’ stone circle may predate Stonehenge
Initially, its similarities to Stonehenge had archeologists and historians assuming that Flagstones must be of a similar date ...
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The Ancient Burial Site of Flagstones May Have Inspired Stonehenge
Learn about Flagstones, a circular enclosure in southern Britain that is now dated to around 3200 B.C.E The site, which was ...
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Stone Circle Older Than Stonehenge Discovered in the UK
Archaeologists have determined that the stone circle monument in Dorset, UK is older than previously thought, dating back to ...
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This Overlooked Monument May Have Inspired Stonehenge’s Design
New research suggests that the Flagstones site in Dorset may be linked to Stonehenge.
Could Stonehenge have been a copy of Flagstones?
An ancient monument in Dorset was revealed as Britain's oldest known large circular enclosure, redated to approximately 3200 ...
Burial site revealed to be older than Stonehenge
An ancient burial site has been revealed to be the earliest known large circular enclosure in Britain. Archaeological ...
Archaeologists think they’ve found a 3,200-year-old mysterious stone circle that inspired Stonehenge
Dr Susan Greaney, a specialist in Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, in Exeter’s Department of Archaeology and History, said ...
Innovative ancient burial site found to be older than Stonehenge
The analysis suggests that Flagstones may have served as a prototype for later monuments like Stonehenge ... and there were ...
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Stonehenge’s older ‘sister’: Ancient monument in Dorchester’s dating stuns archaeologists
A new study has revealed that Flagstones in Dorset dates to 3,200 years BC and sheds new light on the origins of monumental architecture during the Neolithic period.
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Ancient burial site found to be older than Stonehenge
and there were three partial cremations of adults elsewhere. The similarity of this site to the first phase of Stonehenge, ...
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"Sister" Monument Of Stonehenge Is Centuries Older Than Previously Thought
"Could Stonehenge have been a copy of Flagstones? Or do these findings suggest our current dating of Stonehenge might need ...
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Stonehenge's secret SISTER: Ancient burial site discovered in Dorset is even older than the famous Wiltshire stone circle, scientists say
Lead author of the study Dr Susan Greaney says: 'The 'sister' monument to Flagstones is Stonehenge, whose first phase is almost identical ... a cremated adult and three children who had not ...