Archaeological Complex of pre gigantic Stonehenge found in Britain

Archaeological Complex of pre gigantic Stonehenge found in Britain

June 15, 2009, unexpectedly, the archaeologists discovered a giant complex of pre-Stonehenge in Damerham, southern England. From the air, the complex looks like a crop circle formation. This complex is believed to 1,000 years older than the famous Stonehenge.

This site consists of the remains of wooden temples and shrines of two giant tombs 6,000 years old. According to archaeologist Helen Wickstead, of Kingston University and also director of Damerham Archaeology Project, the ruins are believed to be the "architecture of the early English". "This discovery was beyond remembering this remarkable architecture has never been found, but he just lay in the open." Said Helen. 

Another archaeologist named Joshua Pollard who was not involved in the discovery that agree with Helen. The discovery of this remarkable, considering the attention of archaeologists previously only focused on Stonehenge. 
The site area of ​​200 hectares was only 24 kilometers from Stonehenge and maintenance Body found when historical objects Britain (Heritage Classic) conduct regular surveys of rural areas in England. Photo on top shows such as crop circle formations occur as a result of archaeological structures that overlap with the plants that grow. 

The main building in these ruins are the two tombs are the estimated age of 6,000 years and one of them has a length of 70 meters. Estimated age is taken from other cemetery sites are similar in other parts of England. 
According to archaeologists, during 6,000 years ago, residents in the region believed to put the corpse in an open area so that his body was eaten by birds and other animals. Then the rest of the body in the form of the skull and skeleton placed in the cemetery. Technically, the region is home to the human skeleton. In addition, the archaeologists also found a place that is trusted as a means of ritual and worship. The evidence gathered indicates that the region last worked at the time of the Romans invaded England which is also believed to be the end of the prehistoric period. 

Administrative supervision as a cause believed the site was hidden. When the British prehistoric sites mapped in the 1890s, changes in the border region to enter into the territory Damerham Hampshire, instead of Wiltshire, where Stonehenge is located. "Maybe people in Hampshire think the monument is other people's business," said Helen. 
Mystery of Stonehenge itself remains unsolved until now. but in the presence of this monument, then archaeologists will switch focus to this site to find connection with Stonehenge.

 
(national geographic)