Megalithic super-henge found buried one mile from Stonehenge

[Ichingcarpenter]

Megalithic super-henge found buried one mile from Stonehenge

An enormous row of 90 megalithic stones has been found buried beneath the prehistoric super-henge of Durrington Walls earthworks, only one mile from the world-famous site of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. The huge line of megalithic stones lies 3 feet underground and has just been discovered through the use of sophisticated radar equipment. The finding is believed to have been a huge ritual monument.

“We’re looking at one of the largest stone monuments in Europe and it has been under our noses for something like 4,000 years… It’s truly remarkable.” said Professor Vince Gaffney, from the University of Bradford and co-director of the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, which made the discovery. “We don’t think there’s anything quite like this anywhere else in the world. This is completely new and the scale is extraordinary,” he added.


The giant monoliths are up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) tall, and are believed to be sarsen stones – sandstone blocks which were also used for the heelstone and circle uprights at Stonehenge. The stones are lying horizontally and archaeologists believe they were deliberately pushed over and covered with earth.

“Not only does the new evidence demonstrate a completely unexpected phase of monumental architecture at one of the greatest ceremonial sites in prehistoric Europe, the new stone row could well be contemporary with the famous Stonehenge sarsen circle or even earlier,” said Professor Gaffney.


Read more: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/major-discovery-4500-year-old-megalithic-super-henge-found-buried-one-mile-020519#ixzz3l2QNQlt7


And at

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/newly-discovered-superhenge-dwarfs-stonehenge-1.2342318

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Sounds like ISIS was even around back then.

to purposely bury this hedge.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

3. Nah. Somebody figured out that their calculations were wrong, and they got mad

and just pushed over and buried the old one, and put up a newer one in the right spot

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. Virtual Flyover of what it may have looked like

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Flyover can be seen here and more of the story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/archaeology/11844357/Huge-ritual-monument-found-hidden-near-Stonehenge.html

[djean111]

4. Awesome find, and reminds me of Eddie Izzard's hilarious bit about Stonehenge.

Off to find it on Youtube. Good way to start labor day - reluctant workers roped into creating henges, and then informed that they have to move them.

[Judi Lynn]

5. It's such exciting news to people living across the ocean. Must be wild for people in the area.

Thank you for the links. Amazing.