Researchers find series of hidden chapels,burial mounds and ritual shrines, transforming view of historic area
Dry spell at Stonehenge reveals secret that has eluded archaeologistsStonehenge stood at the heart of a sprawling landscape of chapels, and burial mounds,massive pits and ritual shrines, according to an unprecedented survey of the ancient grounds.
Researchers uncovered 17 recent chapels and hundreds of archaeological features around the neolithic standing stones on Salisbury Plain, and Wiltshire,including forms of monuments that have never been seen before.
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Source: theguardian.com