Construction Workers Accidentally Discovered A Stonehenge-Esque Ritual Site
Many archaeological discoveries make themselves known to the world by mere accident, and construction workers in Denmark have ...
Was Stonehenge a phallic temple? New study suggests key stone represents a giant penis
New research suggests that, as well as being a probable centre for the veneration of the Sun, Stonehenge was also a fertility temple. A detailed study of a partly buried fallen stone at the monument ...
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Archaeologists In Denmark Just Found A 4,000-Year-Old Ritual Site That Was Like The Wooden Version Of Stonehenge
Archaeologists in Aars, Denmark just uncovered a 4,000-year-old ritual site that was once like the wooden version of ...
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A Circular Wooden ‘Stonehenge’ Discovered in Denmark Is 4,000 Years Old
As well as sharing similarities with other Danish woodhenges, there is also a striking parity with a known woodhenge in ...
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Ancient structure used for cult 'rituals' discovered by archaeologists
but theories suggest various different rituals observed for Stonehenge’s purpose. Other purposes may include tracking the sun and moon, Neolithic Calendar and midwinter celebrations, according ...
Archaeology breakthrough as ‘second Stonehenge’ unearthed in 'once-in-a-lifetime find'
Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered a structure that may have a "strong connection" with Stonehenge. The "once-in-a-lifetime find" was made by Sidsel Wåhlin and her team in Aars, North Jutland, ...
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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
Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious and ... created for gatherings of people to conduct rituals – perhaps relating to burial but other things too. 'Unfortunately we don't have evidence ...
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Archaeologists in Denmark Discover 4,000-Year-Old Circle of Wooden Posts Resembling Stonehenge
The monument once featured more than 80 posts, which formed a circle measuring nearly 100 feet across. Its prehistoric ...
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‘Extraordinary’ Stonehenge-Like Cult Site Uncovered in Denmark
The discovery of a timber circle in Denmark could shed light on Bell Beaker-era ritual practices and their connections to other ceremonial sites like Stonehenge. Given the presence of both timber ...
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Britons - including ones who built Stonehenge - ‘were mostly black 5,000 years ago,’ study suggests
The Britons that built the iconic Stonehenge structure were most likely black, according to a new study. The study, performed ...
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'Extraordinary' timber circle discovered in Denmark is roughly the same age as Stonehenge
Archaeologists in northern Denmark have discovered the remains of a large timber circle that is thousands of years old and has parallels to England's Stonehenge ... of a larger "ritual landscape ...
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Was Stonehenge a phallic temple? New study suggests key stone represents a giant penis
and Professor Meaden’s research suggests that rituals at Stonehenge itself may have had a phallic dimension. The monument’s newly identified phallus-shaped standing stone (up till now ...