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Stonehenge has been intensively studied for centuries. Yet even now, we are still discovering new aspects of the famous site.

The pits date from 8,200 BCE to 7,800 BCE and were found by University of Birmingham and Ghent University researchers using a combination of novel geophysics and traditional archaeology.

Despite the years that scientists spent studying the origin of Stonehenge, one of the most cryptic English sites still remains surrounded by mysteries. 13.05.2022, Sputnik International

Some of the pits were most likely used more than 10,000 years ago, archaeologists believe.

Some of the pits were most likely used more than 10,000 years ago, archaeologists believe.

This is only one of many new sites and unexpected patterns of prehistoric activity detected at Stonehenge by the Ghent-Birmingham research teamResearchers from the University of Birmingham and Ghent University (Belgium) have discovered hundreds of po

The discovery of the ancient ornate grave of an infant girl provided insight that 10,000 years ago, early humans had complex burial customs. This relic is the oldest discovery in Europe that changed how things were viewed ten millennia ago.

A digital tracing of the first boat carving at Valle shows it was probably a life-size image like others found at the site Tracing: Jan Magne Gjerde Carvings of boats found at Valle, Norway, may be the oldest known examples in Europe, and are perhaps among the earliest in the world, according to a new study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. The two images are thought to have been made around 10,000-11,000 years ago, 3,000 years before other boat carvings i...

An Early Mesolithic boat image carved into rock in Valle, Norway around 10,000 to 11,000 years ago Jan Magne Gjerde Carvings of boats found on rock surfaces in Valle, Norway, may be the oldest known examples in Europe, and are perhaps among the earliest in the world, according to a new study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. The two images are thought to have been made around 10,000 to 11,000 years ago, 3,000 years before other boat carvings in northern E...

“It was an intensive programme of work that we did in 2012 and the majority of finds relate to the Roman occupation of Monmouth and the later medieval occupation,” explained Mr Crawford. “The Roman finds were contained within a number of ditches and pits. We recovered the oldest known flint tools from Monmouth and indeed some of the earliest known from the county itself (Early Mesolithic, no later than 7,900 BC) as well as Roman brooches, coins, and pottery. Archaeologist, Johnny Craw...