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Stonehenge, an ancient who-done-it

Stonehenge (Wikipedia)

Stonehenge (Wikipedia)

Druids, Romans, Priests, Goddesses, extra terrestrial aliens, prehistoric people. Who builtStonehenge and why?

Nearly everyone appreciates a good mystery. If you fit into those who do, then Stonehenge is for you.

This ancient earthwork near the city ofSalisbury in Wiltshire captivates. We are visiting our second time, this time as part of a group of North American journalists who had been invited to attend the “naming” ceremony of Celebrity Cruises’ new Equinox.
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Stonehenge and the Monolith. Was Arthur C. Clarke Right?

The Monolith? (Liz and Mark Brown)

The Monolith? (Liz and Mark Brown)

Friends returned from a visit of the Ancient mysterious Stonehenge. I suggested they go there for it is something to see. Liz and Mark my dearest friends were fascinated and awed at this ancient structure. It is always good to go see these mysterious places for your self. Mark and Liz discovered something not seen in many of their tour books. They took a picture of it and sent it to me.
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Stonehenge’s Secret

One Big Cemetery

One Big Cemetery

So after all the theories and studies it’s really no secret, just a big cemetery.

Huge, intriguing stones mark burial site, archaeologists conclude, for family that ruled region many generations.

Washington —- The secret of Stonehenge has been solved: The mysterious circle of large stones in southern England was a burial ground for almost five centuries, and it probably holds the remains of a family that long ruled the area, new research concludes.
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Huge Pre-Stonehenge Complex Found via “Crop Circles”

Bronze Age burial mounds (Credit: Damian Grady/ English Heritage)

Bronze Age burial mounds (Credit: Damian Grady/ English Heritage)

It will be interesting if anything is discovered in these new tombs which are reportedly 1000 years older than Stonehenge. The tombs have yet to be excavated but experts are claiming that they likely contain chambers with human remains from the Bronze Age (roughly 2000 to 700 B.C. in Britain).

Given away by strange, crop circle-like formations seen from the air, a huge prehistoric ceremonial complex discovered in southern England has taken archaeologists by surprise.
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