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Excavation starts at Stonehenge

Posted March 31, 2008 8:56 AM

From BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition:

he first excavation inside the ring at Stonehenge in more than four decades gets under way on Monday. The two-week dig will try to establish, once and for all, some precise dating for the creation of the monument. It is also targeting the significance of the smaller bluestones that stand inside the giant sarsen pillars. Researchers believe these rocks, brought all the way from Wales, hold the secret to the real purpose of Stonehenge as a place of healing.

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Re: Excavation starts at Stonehenge

03/31/2008 7:19 PM

It's going to be a very expensive small hole, it seems.

Theories abound, and Stonehenge is not the only Henge on the planet.

Because they appear to be lined up with earlier Constellation positions, the logical thought is that they were used for astronomical observations.

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04/01/2008 7:06 AM

It's been recognised for some time(sic) that Stonehenge is a remarkably precise celestial calender.

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