Hum Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 London, England (CNN) -- Archaeologists studying the iconic Stonehenge monument in southern England have uncovered a second prehistoric henge-like circle only 900 meters away, which they hope will shed more light on the mysterious stone landmark. The remains, comprising a circular ditch surrounding a ring of 24 internal pits up to one meter in diameter and designed to allow posts to support a free-standing, timber structure up to three meters high -- are thought to date from the late Neolithic period, some 4,500 years ago. "Although it would have been made out of timber rather than stone, it's comparable in scale to the existing Stonehenge monument," said Henry Chapman of the University of Birmingham in central England. Chapman was one of the British-led team involved in a multi-million dollar project to "map" the World Heritage site, using state-of-the-art imaging technology to recreate "virtually" the iconic monument and its surroundings. The images, which resemble a lunar landscape, provide an outline of the circle buried under the surface with its opposing north-east and south-west entrances, together with what archaeologists believe to be a burial mound in the center. This discovery is completely new and extremely important in how we understand Stonehenge and its landscape. "Rather than giving us a map or plan of what is buried, this technology allows us to see it in three dimensions," Chapman told CNN. "We can almost excavate the site virtually by peeling off five centimeters at a time to see what is there." more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Stonehenge Beta? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastermate Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I seem to remember reading or hearing about this a couple of years ago. Maybe they were just speculating about it at the time and they've just proved it. Dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOC Veteran Posted July 23, 2010 Veteran Share Posted July 23, 2010 Did they find the Underhenge also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Veteran Posted July 23, 2010 Veteran Share Posted July 23, 2010 Stonehenge Beta? :p It was a concept Stonehenge. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltLife Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Stonehenge Beta? :p I got a chuckle out of that, pretty funny :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadja Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Telluric currents secret control center for the "Masters of the World" ? (=5000) :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted July 24, 2010 Member Share Posted July 24, 2010 What was it with these ancients and their stone circles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Wow, this is very interesting. Surprising they didn't find this earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 What was it with these ancients and their stone circles? Landing zone for Alien craft :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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