Archaeologists Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Shrine with Solar Calendar in th
Archaeologists unearthed a 4,000-year-old Dutch shrine, revealing sacrificial offerings and a possible solar calendar for tracking time and seasons.
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The 'Stonehenge of the Netherlands,' a 4,000-Year-Old Burial Site the Size of Four Football Fields, Has Just Been Uncovered by Dutch Archaeologists
Archaeologists in the central Dutch city of Tiel have uncovered a 4,000-year-old sanctuary, four football fields in size, nicknamed “the Stonehenge of the Netherlands.”
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4,000 year old open-air shrine found near Tiel
Archeologists found a 4,000-year-old open-air shrine during excavations in the Medel hamlet near Tiel. The shrine includes a solar calendar, as can be seen in Stonehenge. It is the first of its kind discovered in the Netherlands. The shrine consists of three burial mounds and is about the size of four football fields, the municipality said. The solar calendar was on the largest mound, which had a diameter of 20 meters.
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